Definitions For Hold

noun

• The act of grasping
• The space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
• The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
• A cell in a jail or prison
• A stronghold
• Power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
• Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
• A state of being confined (usually for a short time)
• Time during which some action is awaited

verb

• Keep from exhaling or expelling
• Remain committed to
• Assert or affirm
• Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
• Hold the attention of
• Be in accord; be in agreement
• Declare to be
• Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
• Protect against a challenge or attack
• Aim, point, or direct
• Drink alcohol without showing ill effects
• Have or hold in one's hands or grip
• Be the physical support of; carry the weight of
• To close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
• Cover as for protection against noise or smell
• Support or hold in a certain manner
• Organize or be responsible for
• Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
• Cause to stop
• Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
• Secure and keep for possible future use or application
• Have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
• Take and maintain control over, often by violent means
• Keep from departing
• Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
• Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
• Stop dealing with
• Be valid, applicable, or true
• Be pertinent or relevant or applicable
• Cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., keep clean'
• Remain in a certain state, position, or condition
• Contain or hold; have within
• Be capable of holding or containing
• Resist or confront with resistance
• Have room for; hold without crowding
• Have as a major characteristic
• To have or keep (something) in your hand, arms, etc.
• To put your arms around (someone) : to embrace or hug (someone)
• To put or keep (something or someone) in a specified place or position