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Definition of hold

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Hold (v. t.) To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a festival, a session, etc.; hence, to direct and bring about officially; to conduct or preside at; as, the general held a council of war; a judge holds a court; a clergyman holds a service..

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Fork :: Fork (n.) An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used from piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything..

Hook :: Hook (n.) A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc..

Discourse :: Discourse (v. i.) To express one's self in oral discourse; to expose one's views; to talk in a continuous or formal manner; to hold forth; to speak; to converse.

Extend :: Extend (v. t.) To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand..

Maintain :: Maintain (v. t.) To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish.

Tubful :: Tubful (n.) As much as a tub will hold; enough to fill a tub.

Canary Bird :: Canary bird () A small singing bird of the Finch family (Serinus Canarius), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to Europe in the 16th century, and made a household pet. It generally has a yellowish body with the wings and tail greenish, but in its wild state it is more frequently of gray or brown color. It is sometimes called canary finch..

Handyy-dandy :: Handyy-dandy (n.) A child's play, one child guessing in which closed hand the other holds some small object, winning the object if right and forfeiting an equivalent if wrong; hence, forfeit..

Repute :: Repute (v. t.) To hold in thought; to account; to estimate; to hold; to think; to reckon.

Leasehold :: Leasehold (n.) A tenure by lease; specifically, land held as personalty under a lease for years..

Demon :: Demon (n.) A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology..

Disseizor :: Disseizor (n.) One who wrongfully disseizes, or puts another out of possession of a freehold..

Straddling :: Straddle (n.) A stock option giving the holder the double privilege of a put and a call, i. e., securing to the buyer of the option the right either to demand of the seller at a certain price, within a certain time, certain securities, or to require him to take at the same price, and within the same time, the same securities..

Stoup :: Stound (n.) A vessel for holding small beer.

Hideous :: Hideous (a.) Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks..

Pull :: Pull (v. t.) To hold back, and so prevent from winning; as, the favorite was pulled..

Withhold :: Withhold (v. t.) To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.

Restraint :: Restraint (n.) The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, physical or mental..

Innkeeper :: Innkeeper (n.) An innholder.

Mulct :: Mulct (v. t.) Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or discipline..