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[ verb ] organize or be responsible for
Examples "hold a reception," "have, throw, or make a party", "give a course", etc. Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)Robert_Snodgrass , state GOP chairman , said a meeting held Tuesday night in Blue_Ridge brought enthusiastic responses from the audience . State_Party_Chairman_James_W._Dorsey added that enthusiasm was picking_up for a state rally to be held Sept. 8 in Savannah at which newly elected Texas Sen._John_Tower will be the featured speaker . Five per_cent of the voters in each county must sign petitions requesting that the Republicans be allowed to place names of candidates on the general_election ballot , or The Republicans must hold a primary under the county unit system - a system which the party opposes in its platform . (The New York Times,...)The dinner will be held at the Hotel_Pierre . (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)They figured prominently in the Balafrej government of May , 1958 , which the King was reportedly determined to keep in office until elections could be held . Related terms |
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[ verb ] keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
Examples "hold in place" "She always held herself as a lady" "The students keep me on my toes" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Over the first five frames , Jack_Fisher , the big righthander who figures to be in_the_middle of Oriole plans for a drive on the 1961 American_League pennant , held the A 's scoreless while yielding three scattered hits . (The Dallas Morning News,...)- Held out_of Texas_Tech 's sweat_suits drill Monday at Lubbock was tackle Richard_Stafford , who is undergoing treatment for a leg injury suffered in the Raiders ' 38 - 7 loss to Texas_A+M . (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)The Pirates jumped_off to an 11 - 3 start by May 1 last year , when the Redbirds as_well_as the Dodgers held them even over the season . (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)Try pegging_down each separate branch to the earth , using a bobby_pin to hold it there . (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)Fortunately , although only a_few years ago they held the student at_arms_length , today the business houses welcome the opportunity to aid the student , not_only from an increased sense of community responsibility but also from the realization that the student of today is the interior_designer of tomorrow - that the student already is `` in the trade '' . |
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[ verb ] have or hold in one's hands
Synonyms Examples "Hold this bowl for a moment, please" also metaphorically: "A crazy idea took hold of him" Used in print ("National Affairs"...)Salvador saw the youth hold his .45 against the head of stewardess Lois_Carnegey ; the man put his .38 at the head of Capt._Byron_D._Rickards . (The Sun, [Baltimore]...)When I hold my son he stiffens his whole body in my arms until he is as straight and stiff as a board . He pushes and straightens himself as if he can n't stand the feeling of being held . (The Atlanta Constitution...)It is at precisely such moments that he encounters a_couple_of undergraduates , faces alight , holding hands and talking happily as they come_along , oblivious_of him , or throwing him the_most fleeting and casual of glances , such_as they would give a tethered goat . (Huston Smith, "Interfaith Communication: The...)My father went as a missionary to China in a generation that responded to Student_Volunteer_Movement speakers who held watches in their hands and announced to the students in their audiences how many Chinese souls were going_to hell each second because these students were not over there saving them . |
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[ verb ] to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
Examples "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains" "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade" "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center" Used in print (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)A tale of a massive reservation in the Uplands to hold several million Jews . |
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[ verb ] have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
Synonyms Examples "She bears the title of Duchess" "He held the governorship for almost a decade" Used in print ("Editorials"...)U_Thant of_course , will hold office until the spring of 1963 , when Mr._Hammarskjold 's term would have come to an end . (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)The bank which held the mortgage on the old church declared that the interest was considerably in_arrears , and the real_estate people said flatly that the land across the river was being held for an eventual development for white working people who were coming_in , and that none would be sold to colored folk . |
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[ verb ] have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
Examples "She has $1,000 in the bank" "He has got two beautiful daughters" "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" |
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[ verb ] have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
Examples : "She has $1,000 in the bank" "He has got two beautiful daughters" "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" Used in print (The New York Times,...)Apparently he believes Mr._Buckley holds the key to the Democratic organization 's acceptance of his choices for running_mates without a struggle . (Los Angeles Times,...)Union_Oil_Co. of California_Tuesday offered $ 120 million in debentures to the public through a group of underwriters headed by Dillon , Read + Co. , to raise money to retire a similar amount held by Gulf_Oil_Corp. . (Time, 77: 3...)After pushing an accumulation of vines and weeds from the moldboard , I lifted the lines from the dust and found hitched to_that plow the finest team I ever held a rein on . At a reception for new members of Congress , Oregon_Democrat_Maurine_Neuberger , taking the Senate seat held by her husband Richard until his death last March , got a brotherly buss from Democratic Elder_Statesman Adlai_Stevenson , U._S._Ambassador-designate to the U._N. . (Robert Wallace, "This Is the Way It Came About"...)The beneficiaries of_this administration were a_number_of huge cartels in_which both individuals and the Belgian government itself held stock . |
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[ verb ] lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
Examples "moderate your alcohol intake" "hold your tongue" "hold your temper" "control your anger" Related terms restrain restrict restrict suppress catch countercheck train bate thermostat deny mortify damp command moderation |
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[ verb ] keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
Examples "take for granted" "view as important" "hold these truths to be self-evident" "I hold him personally responsible" Used in print (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)This is puzzling to an outsider conscious of the classic tradition of liberalism , because it is clear that these Democrats who are left-of-center are at opposite poles from the liberal Jefferson , who held that the best government was the least government . Related terms |
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[ verb ] contain or hold; have within
Examples : "The jar carries wine" "The canteen holds fresh water" "This can contains water" Used in print (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)Micelles can imbibe and hold a considerable amount of oleophilic substances so that the micelle volume may be increased as_much_as approximately two-fold . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)The enormous plates which had held Mr._Jack 's four fried_eggs and five strips of bacon were still stacked in the sink . |
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[ verb ] remain in a certain state, position, or condition
Examples "The weather held" "They held on the road and kept marching" Used in print (Howard Fast, April Morning....)Their only hope of survival was to hold to the road and keep marching . Related terms |
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[ verb ] maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
Examples "bear a grudge" "entertain interesting notions" "harbor a resentment" Used in print (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)The belief in immortality , where held , functions as a redress for the ills and disappointments of the here_and_now . (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)I hold , on_the_contrary , that we mean to assert something of the pain itself , namely , that it was bad - bad when and as it occurred . He holds that goodness and badness lie_in feelings of approval or disapproval . And there is a way in which he might hold that badness did in this case precede our own feeling of disapproval without belonging_to the pain itself . (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)He saw the smug eyes of the Home_Army chief , Roman , and all the Romans and the faces of the peasants who held only hatred for him . Related terms |
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[ verb ] obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
Examples "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's" Used in print (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)Old attitudes are held more tenaciously in the Tidewater than the Piedmont ; so_that a line running down the length of the South marking the upper_limits of tidewater would roughly divide the Old_South from the new , but with , of_course , important minority enclaves . (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)The bank which held the mortgage on the old church declared that the interest was considerably in_arrears , and the real_estate people said flatly that the land across the river was being held for an eventual development for white working people who were coming_in , and that none would be sold to colored folk . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)Martha_Schuyler , old , slow , careful of foot , came_down the great staircase , dressed in her best lace-drawn black silk , her jeweled shoe buckles held forward . |
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[ verb ] assert or affirm
Examples "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good" Used in print (Tracts published by American Tract Society,...)Doubts thus inculcated left me floundering for_a_while and , like some higher critical friends , trying to continue to use the Bible as the Word_of_God while at_the_same_time holding it to have been subjected to a vast number of redactions and interpolations : I place His precepts and His leadings above every seeming probability , dismissing cherished convictions and holding the wisdom of man as folly when opposed to Him . |
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[ verb ] remain committed to
Examples "I hold to these ideas" Used in print (Kenneth Scott Latourette, Christianity in a Revolutiona...)The Hopkinsian universal disinterested benevolence , although holding to original_sin and the doctrine of election , inspired its adherents to heroic endeavours for others , looked_for the early coming of the Millennium , and was paralleled by the confidence in man 's ability cherished by the Unitarians , Emerson , and the Transcendentalists . Related terms |
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[ verb ] secure and keep for possible future use or application
Examples "The landlord retained the security deposit" "I reserve the right to disagree" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)But barring a miracle , and do n't hold your breath for it , Chicago will not see the Leningrad-Kirov_Ballet , which stems from the ballet cradle of the Maryinsky and is one of the great companies of the world . (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)He was oblivious of the form of the object actually being viewed , precisely because he could not assign it to a visual shape , already learned and held in visual memory , as persons of normal vision do . (Howard Fast, April Morning....)`` Committeemen , hold your fire ! Hold your fire '' ! (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)I have held your papers of manumission since I married Mr._Lattimer '' . |
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[ verb ] be the physical support of; carry the weight of
Examples "The beam holds up the roof" "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam" "What's holding that mirror?" Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)Since she could not act , one part suited her as well as any other , and so she was the first person to offer Mr._Lincoln a glass of water , holding it up to the box , high above her head , to Miss_Harris , who had asked for it . (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)Her hat had come_off and fallen behind her shoulders , held by the string , and he could see her face more clearly than he had at any time before . |
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[ verb ] hold the attention of
Examples "The soprano held the audience" "This story held our interest" "She can hold an audience spellbound" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Then the figures which held his attention became a group of shattered trees , standing like the grotesques of a medieval damnation scene . Related terms |
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[ verb ] support or hold in a certain manner
Examples "She holds her head high" "He carried himself upright" Used in print (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)She held herself that way and turned her head towards them and laughed and winked . |
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[ verb ] have room for; hold without crowding
Synonyms Examples "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests" "The theater admits 300 people" "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" Used in print (The Miami Herald...)There is no registration fee but there will be a charge of $ 2.50 for the luncheon to be held in the library and fine_arts building . Subsequent assemblies will be held at Stranahan High_School Tuesday , at Pompano_Beach_High_Wednesday , and at Fort_Lauderdale high Thursday . (Thomas Anderson, Here Comes Pete Now....)By counting the number of stalls and urinals I attempted to form a loose estimate of how many men the hall would hold at_one_time . |
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[ verb ] be capable of holding or containing
Examples "This box won't take all the items" "The flask holds one gallon" Used in print (The Family Handyman, 11:5...)The size of the press is usually expressed in_terms_of chuck capacity ( the maximum diameter tool shank it will hold ) or distance between the spindle center and the column . Related terms |
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[ verb ] bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
Examples "He's held by a contract' "I'll hold you by your promise" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)She had held to the letter of her contract and did n't come onto the stage until well after 4 p. m. , the appointed hour , although the Music at Newport people had tried to get the program underway at 3 . Related terms relate article tie_down pledge indenture obligation obligation |
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[ verb ] have as a major characteristic
Examples "The novel holds many surprises" "The book holds in store much valuable advise" Used in print (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)That experience holds a lesson for us all in regard_to birth_control today . Related terms |
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[ verb ] cover as for protection against noise or smell
Examples "She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate" "hold one's nose" Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of grasping
Examples "he released his clasp on my arm" "he has a strong grip for an old man" "she kept a firm hold on the railing" Used in print (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)The clapping they made on the concrete interrupted him in the ecstatic pleasure he knew , so that he quickly released his hold on the goat and pretended to be examining its haunches for ticks . Related terms grasping embrace wrestling_hold choke_hold clutch grasp cling_to clasp clasp |
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[ verb ] arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
Examples "reserve me a seat on a flight" "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family" "please hold a table at Maxim's" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)Then why not the juicy booking Hurok had held for us ? |
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[ verb ] be pertinent or relevant or applicable
Examples "The same laws apply to you!" "This theory holds for all irrational numbers" "The same rules go for everyone" Related terms |
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[ noun ] power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
Examples : "he has a hold over them" Used in print (Francis Pollini, Night....)He laughed , suddenly , feeling a surge of power telling him of his hold over them , seeing himself before them , receiving utmost respect and attention . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (psychology) understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
Synonyms Examples "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" Used in print (Kenneth Hoffman and Ray Kunze, Linear Al...)If the direct_sum decomposition ( a ) is valid , how can we get hold of the projections * * f associated with the decomposition ? Related terms |
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[ verb ] aim, point, or direct
Examples : "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames" Related terms |
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[ noun ] time during which some action is awaited
Synonyms Examples "instant replay caused too long a delay" "he ordered a hold in the action" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
Examples "his detention was politically motivated" "the prisoner is on hold" "he is in the custody of police" Related terms |
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[ verb ] be in accord; be in agreement
Examples "We agreed on the terms of the settlement" "I can't agree with you!" "I hold with those you say life is sacred" "Both philosophers concord on this point" |
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[ noun ] (archaic) a stronghold
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[ noun ] the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
Examples "he grabbed the hammer by the handle" "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" Related terms appendage stock stock knob hilt crop pommel hoe_handle ax_handle rake_handle broomstick haft pommel mop_handle panhandle brush baggage baseball_bat briefcase hand_tool coffee_cup umbrella faucet handcart handlebar coffeepot racket saucepan edge_tool frying_pan cutlery carpet_beater teacup watering_can handbarrow spatula cheese_cutter carrycot aspergill handset mug ladle cricket_bat shank grip handle |
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[ noun ] (nautical) the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
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