Definition of hold

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Hold (n.) The authority or ground to take or keep; claim.

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Bestride :: Bestride (v. t.) To step over; to stride over or across; as, to bestride a threshold..
Bear :: Bear (v. t.) To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbo.
Hyperaspist :: Hyperaspist (n.) One who holds a shield over another; hence, a defender..
Inkhorn :: Inkhorn (n.) A small bottle of horn or other material formerly used for holding ink; an inkstand; a portable case for writing materials.
Hold :: Hold (n. i.) To restrain one's self; to refrain.
Cross-tie :: Cross-tie (n.) A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place..
Plate :: Plate (n.) That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc..
Crook :: Crook (n.) The staff used by a shepherd, the hook of which serves to hold a runaway sheep..
Lanier :: Lanier (n.) A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold the shield by, and the like..
Truss :: Truss (n.) To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
Ship :: Ship (n.) A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
Disseizor :: Disseizor (n.) One who wrongfully disseizes, or puts another out of possession of a freehold..
Belonging :: Belonging (n.) Family; relations; household.
Grasp :: Grasp (n.) Forcible possession; hold.
Soc :: Soc (n.) The lord's power or privilege of holding a court in a district, as in manor or lordship; jurisdiction of causes, and the limits of that jurisdiction..
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Pot :: Pot (n.) A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for plants, etc.; as, a quart pot; a flower pot; a bean pot..
Mulct :: Mulct (v. t.) Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or discipline..
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