hold > 45 senses| NOUN | 1 | hold, clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip | The act of grasping |
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| 2 | hold, appreciation, grasp | Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something |
| 3 | hold | Power by which something or someone is affected or dominated |
| 4 | hold, delay, time lag, postponement, wait | Time during which some action is awaited |
| 5 | hold, detention, custody | A state of being confined (usually for a short time) |
| 6 | hold | A stronghold |
| 7 | hold, keep | A cell in a jail or prison |
| 8 | hold, handle, grip, handgrip | The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it |
| 9 | hold, cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, storage area | The space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo |
| VERB | 1 | hold, throw, have, make, give | Organize or be responsible for |
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| 2 | hold, keep, maintain | Keep in a certain state, position, or activity |
| 3 | hold, take hold | Have or hold in one's hands or grip |
| 4 | hold, restrain, confine | To close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement |
| 5 | hold, bear | Have rightfully |
| 6 | hold, have, have got | Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense |
| 7 | hold, deem, view as, take for | Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view |
| 8 | hold, bear, carry, contain | Contain or hold |
| 9 | hold, control, hold in, contain, check, curb, moderate | Lessen the intensity of |
| 10 | hold | Remain in a certain state, position, or condition |
| 11 | hold, harbor, harbour, entertain, nurse | Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) |
| 12 | hold | Assert or affirm |
| 13 | hold | Remain committed to |
| 14 | hold, retain, keep back, hold back | Secure and keep for possible future use or application |
| 15 | hold, support, sustain, hold up | Be the physical support of |
| 16 | hold | Hold the attention of |
| 17 | hold | Keep from exhaling or expelling |
| 18 | hold, carry, bear | Support or hold in a certain manner |
| 19 | hold, accommodate, admit | Have room for |
| 20 | hold, contain, take | Be capable of holding or containing |
| 21 | hold, prevail, obtain | Be valid, applicable, or true |
| 22 | hold | Take and maintain control over, often by violent means |
| 23 | hold, defend, guard | Protect against a challenge or attack |
| 24 | hold, declare, adjudge | Declare to be |
| 25 | hold | Have as a major characteristic |
| 26 | hold, halt, arrest | Cause to stop |
| 27 | hold, oblige, bind, obligate | Bind by an obligation |
| 28 | hold | Cover as for protection against noise or smell |
| 29 | hold, carry | Drink alcohol without showing ill effects |
| 30 | hold, apply, go for | Be pertinent or relevant or applicable |
| 31 | hold, reserve, book | Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance |
| 32 | hold, defy, withstand, hold up | Resist or confront with resistance |
| 33 | hold | Keep from departing |
| 34 | hold | Stop dealing with |
| 35 | hold | Aim, point, or direct |
| 36 | hold, agree, concur, concord | Be in accord |
hold > noun 8, artifact| Meaning | The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it. |
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| Synonyms | handle, grip, handgrip |
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| Part of | aspergill; baggage, luggage; baseball bat, lumber; briefcase; brush; carpet beater, rug beater; carrycot; cheese cutter; coffee cup; coffeepot; cricket bat, bat; cutlery, eating utensil; edge tool; faucet; frying pan, frypan, skillet; handbarrow; handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart; handlebar; handset, French telephone; hand tool; ladle; mug; racket, racquet; saucepan; spatula; teacup; umbrella; watering can, watering pot |
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| Parts | shank, stem |
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| Narrower | ax handle, axe handle; broomstick, broom handle; crop; haft, helve; hilt; hoe handle; knob; mop handle; panhandle; pommel, saddlebow; pommel; rake handle; stock; stock, gunstock |
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| Broader | appendage |
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hold > verb 3, contact| Meaning | Have or hold in one's hands or grip. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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| Model | They want to hold the prisoners |
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| Examples | "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him" |
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| Synonyms | take hold |
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| Entailed by | brandish, flourish, wave |
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| Narrower | grasp, hold on; cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch; cradle; clinch; lock, interlock, interlace; trap; cradle |
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| Contrary | let go of, let go, release, relinquish |
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| Participle | hand-held, handheld |
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| Nouns | hold |
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hold > verb 4, contact| Meaning | To close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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| Examples | "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains" |
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| Synonyms | restrain, confine |
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| Narrower | tie down, tie up, bind, truss; fetter, shackle; enchain; pinion, shackle; impound, pound; pound, pound up; pen up, fold; ground |
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| Broader | disable, disenable, incapacitate |
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| Nouns | hold; hold |
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hold > verb 9, social| Meaning | Lessen the intensity of. Temper. Hold in restraint. Hold or keep within limits. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Examples | "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper" |
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| Synonyms | control, hold in, contain, check, curb, moderate |
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| Narrower | restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle; suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb; damp; mortify, subdue, cricify; deny, abnegate; restrict; train; catch; bate; thermostat; countercheck, counteract |
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| Broader | restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back |
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hold > verb 12, cognition| Meaning | Assert or affirm. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Model | They hold that there was a traffic accident |
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| Examples | "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good" |
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| Broader | affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear |
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| Similar to | deem, hold, view as, take for |
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hold > verb 18, contact| Meaning | Support or hold in a certain manner. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Examples | "She holds her head high" |
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| Synonyms | carry, bear |
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| Narrower | stoop; piggyback; poise, balance; behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry |
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| Similar to | behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry |
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hold > verb 30, stative| Meaning | Be pertinent or relevant or applicable. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
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| Examples | "This theory holds for all irrational numbers" |
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| Synonyms | apply, go for |
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| Caused by | use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ |
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| Broader | refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on |
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| Similar to | lend oneself, apply |
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hold > verb 36, communication| Meaning | Be in accord. Be in agreement. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s on something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
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| Examples | "I hold with those who say life is sacred" |
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| Synonyms | agree, concur, concord |
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| Entailed by | compromise |
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| Narrower | settle; reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settle; see eye to eye; concede, yield, grant; subscribe, support; conclude, resolve; arrange, fix up |
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| Contrary | disagree, differ, dissent, take issue |
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| Similar to | agree |
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