Definition of hold

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Hold (n.) The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay..

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Magazine :: Magazine (n.) A chamber in a gun for holding a number of cartridges to be fed automatically to the piece.
Jaghirdar :: Jaghirdar (n.) The holder of a jaghir.
Panpresbyterian :: Panpresbyterian (a.) Belonging to, or representative of, those who hold Presbyterian views in all parts of the world; as, a Panpresbyterian council..
Attach :: Attach (v. t.) To take, seize, or lay hold of..
Cabinetmaking :: Cabinetmaking (n.) The art or occupation of making the finer articles of household furniture.
Pinch :: Pinch (v. i.) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does..
Bracket :: Bracket (n.) A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a wall, column, or the like..
Pluralize :: Pluralize (v. i.) To hold more than one benefice at the same time.
Severalty :: Severalty (n.) A state of separation from the rest, or from all others; a holding by individual right..
Chuck :: Chuck (n.) A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon..
Fate :: Fate (n.) The three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, sometimes called the Destinies, or Parcaewho were supposed to determine the course of human life. They are represented, one as holding the distaff, a second as spinning, and the third as cutting off the thread..
Urceole :: Urceole (n.) A vessel for water for washing the hands; also, one to hold wine or water..
Dade :: Dade (v. t.) To hold up by leading strings or by the hand, as a child while he toddles..
Clincher :: Clincher (n.) One who, or that which, clinches; that which holds fast..
Household :: Household (n.) A line of ancestory; a race or house.
Inholding :: Inholding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inhol.
Heritor :: Heritor (n.) A proprietor or landholder in a parish.
Scaffold :: Scaffold (n.) A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc..
Bounden :: Bounden (p. p & a.) Under obligation; bound by some favor rendered; obliged; beholden.
Frank-fee :: Frank-fee (n.) A species of tenure in fee simple, being the opposite of ancient demesne, or copyhold..
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