Definition of hold

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Hold (n. i.) In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence:.

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Converse :: Converse (v. i.) To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune; -- followed by with.
Pretend :: Pretend (v. t.) To hold out, or represent, falsely; to put forward, or offer, as true or real (something untrue or unreal); to show hypocritically, or for the purpose of deceiving; to simulate; to feign; as, to pretend friendship..
Harbinger :: Harbinger (n.) One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when traveling, to provide and prepare lodgings..
Hold :: Hold (n.) Binding power and influence.
Yholde :: Yholde () p. p. of Hold.
Saltmouth :: Saltmouth (n.) A wide-mouthed bottle with glass stopper for holding chemicals, especially crystallized salts..
Bell Jar :: Bell jar () A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it. It is used for a great variety of purposes; as, with the air pump, and for holding gases, also for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view..
Atomist :: Atomist (n.) One who holds to the atomic philosophy or theory.
Inhibit :: Inhibit (v. t.) To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.
Regian :: Regian (n.) An upholder of kingly authority; a royalist.
Rightful :: Rightful (a.) Having the right or just claim according to established laws; being or holding by right; as, the rightful heir to a throne or an estate; a rightful king..
Royal :: Royal (a.) Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society..
Clincher :: Clincher (n.) One who, or that which, clinches; that which holds fast..
Plank :: Plank (n.) Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a swimmer..
Library :: Library (n.) A building or apartment appropriated for holding such a collection of books.
Sacramentarian :: Sacramentarian (n.) One who holds extreme opinions regarding the efficacy of sacraments.
Brace :: Brace (n.) That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
Commendatary :: Commendatary (n.) One who holds a living in commendam.
Handfast :: Handfast (n.) Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping.
Unitarian :: Unitarian (n.) One who denies the doctrine of the Trinity, believing that God exists only in one person; a unipersonalist; also, one of a denomination of Christians holding this belief..
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