hold
hold
hoƊld
howld
/həʊld/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "hold"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āϧāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to have in your hands or arms
Transitive: to hold sth
to hold definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She held her friend's hand for support during the scary movie.
āĻ­ā§€āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϞāĨ¤
1.1

āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž

to aim, point, or direct something, especially a gun, weapon, etc.
Transitive: to hold a weapon or tool on sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bank robber held a pistol on the cashier.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻ• āĻĄāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϤ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāϞ āϤāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.2

āϧāϰāĻž, āĻšā§‡āĻĒ⧇ āϧāϰāĻž

to cover a part of one's body with one's hands, especially because of pain
Transitive: to hold a part of one's body
to hold definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She held her chest and winced in pain.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāρāϰ āĻŦ⧁āĻ• āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧁āρāϚāϕ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.3

āφāϞāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϧāϰāĻž

to put one's arms around the body of another person
Transitive: to hold sb
to hold definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He held her gently, providing comfort in her time of need.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāϞāϤ⧋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϞ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāύāĻž

to have something as one's own
Transitive: to hold a right or asset
to hold definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They hold joint ownership of the vacation home.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•āĻžāĻļ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϝ⧌āĻĨ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāύāĻž āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
2.1

āϧāϰāĻž, āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

to have a specific opinion or belief about someone or something
Transitive: to hold an opinion or belief
to hold definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I hold strong political convictions about environmental conservation.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧ āϰāĻžāϜāύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻŋāĨ¤
2.2

āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

(especially of a court of law or judge) to decide and declare something
Transitive: to hold that
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The Supreme Court held that the law was unconstitutional.
āϏ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϟ āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝ⧇ āφāχāύāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
2.3

āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to have or occupy a certain position or job
Transitive: to hold a position or job
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The organization has held the role of project manager since the project's inception.
āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāϕ⧇āϰ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϧāϰāĻž

to organize a specific event, such as a meeting, party, election, etc.
Transitive: to hold an event
to hold definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company will hold a seminar on business ethics.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧇āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
04

āϧāϰāĻž, āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to keep someone or something in a particular position or state
Complex Transitive: to hold sth [adj]
Transitive: to hold sth somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They held the gate open for the guests.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϗ⧇āϟ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āϰāĻžāĻ–āϞāĨ¤
4.1

āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to retain the attention or interest of someone
Transitive: to hold someone's attention or interest
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The topic of accounting principles held little interest for him.
āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āύ⧀āϤāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻ•āĻŽ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āϧāϰ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
4.2

āϧāϰāĻž, āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to protect a certain place against an attack
Transitive: to hold a place
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They managed to hold the stronghold despite several attempts to breach it.
āĻāϟāĻŋ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
4.3

āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§€ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to keep someone somewhere and not let them leave, especially as a prisoner
Transitive: to hold sb
to hold definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The police held the suspect in custody for questioning.
āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋāĻļ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻšāĻ­āĻžāϜāύāϕ⧇ āϜāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϏāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāϟāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
4.4

āϧāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to keep someone or something from leaving or from what they want to do
Transitive: to hold sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Please hold the elevator for me; I'm coming!
āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϞāĻŋāĻĢāϟāϟāĻŋ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ; āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāϏāĻ›āĻŋ!
4.5

āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāϪ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to maintain control over a particular place, often by force
Transitive: to hold a place
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The occupation forces held the city center for a significant period.
āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•ā§ƒāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāύ⧀ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ–āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
4.6

āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to lessen or control the force or expression of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He had to hold his laughter in court.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
4.7

āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to cause something to stay the same as before
Complex Transitive: to hold sth [adj]
Transitive: to hold sth at a specific rate
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company plans to hold production at its current rate.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
4.8

āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to stay the same as before
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
If her health holds, she might be able to join us on the trip.
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
4.9

āϧāϰāĻž, āφāϟāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

(of a vehicle) to keep close contact with the road and to be controllable in an easy and safe manner, particularly when driven at speed
Transitive: to hold a road
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This sports car holds the road like a dream.
āĻāχ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟāϏ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
4.10

āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of an aircraft or a ship) to continue to follow the same course as before
Transitive: to hold a course of movement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite the strong winds, the aircraft managed to hold its course.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻĨ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
4.11

āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to stay at a particular rate, level, etc.
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The temperature held at a comfortable 22 degrees Celsius all day.
āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• 22 āĻĄāĻŋāĻ—ā§āϰāĻŋ āϏ⧇āϞāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϏ⧇ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to bear the weight of something or someone
Transitive: to hold a weight
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bridge can hold the weight of multiple cars at once.
āϏ⧇āϤ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻ“āϜāύ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
5.1

āϧāϰāĻž, āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

to stay strong, secure, or in a particular position without collapsing or breaking
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The old bridge does n't look very sturdy, but it has held for years.
āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āϏ⧇āϤ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻŽāϜāĻŦ⧁āϤ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇ āύāĻž, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϧāϰ⧇ āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
06

āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻŦ⧈āϧ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

to be or continue to be available or valid
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
If your invitation to the party still holds, I'd love to come.
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϰ āφāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāĻ–āύāĻ“ āĻŦ⧈āϧ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāϏāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāχāĨ¤
07

āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to reserve or keep something for someone's later use
Transitive: to hold sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hotel will hold your room reservation until 6 PM.
āĻšā§‹āĻŸā§‡āϞāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻž ā§ŦāϟāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϰ⧁āĻŽ āϰāĻŋāϜāĻžāĻ°ā§āϭ⧇āĻļāύ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
7.1

āϞāĻžāχāύ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ

to wait on the phone line until the other person answers it
Transitive: to hold the telephone line
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I'll hold the line until he's ready to speak with me.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϞāĻžāχāύ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻŦ āϝāϤāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻž āϏ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āφāϛ⧇

to contain or have the capacity to contain a certain amount
Transitive: to hold an amount or number of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The suitcase can hold all your clothes for the trip.
āϏ⧁āϟāϕ⧇āϏ āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϜāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇.
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āĻŽāĻĻā§āϝāĻĒāĻžāύ āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāĻĻā§āϝāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϤāĻžāϞ āύāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to be able to consume alcoholic drinks in a reasonable amount and without showing signs of drunkenness
Transitive: to hold alcoholic drinks
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She surprised everyone by holding her liquor during the party.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻĻ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇ āϏāĻŦāĻžāχāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to have information, meaning, or condition
Transitive: to hold information or a consequence
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It was because of the importance the game held for the team.
āĻāϟāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to agree or be in accord with someone or something
Transitive: to hold with a person or an idea
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He holds with the principles of honesty and integrity.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāϤāϤāĻž āĻ“ āϏāϤāϤāĻžāϰ āύ⧀āϤāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to instruct someone to not include or add something, particularly food or drink
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Transitive: to hold an ingredient
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 'll take a pizza, but hold the olives, please.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻœā§āϜāĻž āύ⧇āĻŦ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϜāϞāĻĒāĻžāχ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ, āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ

to request the omission or exclusion of an ingredient or item from a dish
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Can you hold the pickles on my sandwich?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāωāχāϚ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāϚāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ?
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a part or attachment of an object meant to be gripped to use or move it

hold definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He grabbed the door 's hold to open it.
02

the action of grasping or gripping something

03

a cell or confined space in a jail or prison

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Officers escorted him to the hold.
04

the compartment in a ship or aircraft in which they store cargo

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The plane 's hold contained luggage and supplies.
05

a fortified place or stronghold

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The castle served as a military hold.
06

influence or control over something or someone

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The leader maintained a tight hold over the organization.
07

grasp or comprehension of the nature, quality, or magnitude of something

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The scientist gained a hold of the data patterns.
08

a period during which an action is paused or awaited

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The phone call was put on hold.
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āϧāϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ

a physical technique used to control, restrain, or immobilize an opponent by gripping or locking parts of their body
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the match, she quickly transitioned into a rear hold, wrapping her arms around her opponent's neck to set up a choke.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϏ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ-āĻ āϰ⧂āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āϘāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšā§‹āĻ• āϏ⧇āϟ āφāĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤

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