Definition of hold

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Hold (n. i.) To restrain one's self; to refrain.

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Withholdment :: Withholdment (n.) The act of withholding.
Verge :: Verge (n.) The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, they holding it in the hand, and swearing fealty to the lord. Such tenants were called tenants by the verge..
Ney :: Ney (n.) Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.
Bill Holder :: Bill holder () A person who holds a bill or acceptance.
Spectatrix :: Spectatrix (n.) A female beholder or looker-on.
Particular :: Particular (a.) Holding a particular estate; as, a particular tenant..
Hold :: Hold (n. i.) Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.
Unbeliever :: Unbeliever (n.) A disbeliever; especially, one who does not believe that the Bible is a divine revelation, and holds that Christ was neither a divine nor a supernatural person; an infidel; a freethinker..
Carrier :: Carrier (n.) That which drives or carries; as: (a) A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the face plate; a lathe dog. (b) A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine. (c) A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel.
Imparl :: Imparl (v. i.) To hold discourse; to parley.
Purveyor :: Purveyor (n.) An officer who formerly provided, or exacted provision, for the king's household..
Disrepute :: Disrepute (v. t.) To bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor.
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..
Tubful :: Tubful (n.) As much as a tub will hold; enough to fill a tub.
Fraternate :: Fraternate (v. i.) To fraternize; to hold fellowship.
Honor :: Honor (n.) A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor the Mayor. See Note under Honorable..
Mantis :: Mantis (n.) Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus Mantis, and allied genera. They are remarkable for their slender grotesque forms, and for holding their stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands folded in prayer. The common American species is M. Carolina..
Prebendal :: Prebendal (a.) Of or pertaining to a prebend; holding a prebend; as, a prebendal priest or stall..
Beholding :: Beholding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Behol.
Rider :: Rider (n.) The second tier of casks in a vessel's hold.
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