hold

US /hold/

UK /həʊld/

A1

verb

  • To agree to keep something for someone
  • To have the capacity to support/contain something
  • To control an area and protect it from attack
  • To not allow someone to leave a place
  • To cause an event to happen at a place or time
  • To use hands or arms to carry or keep something
  • To have a specific quality or property
  • To keep an image, belief or feeling in your mind
  • To have or own something
  • To wait before being able to talk on the phone
  • To limit the movement of someone in a sport

other

  • To have or maintain (an opinion or belief).
  • To have or be capable of having within.
  • To grip, grasp, or support with one's hands or arms.
  • To organize or conduct.
  • To restrain or detain.

noun

  • Section of a ship or plane used for storing things
  • An act or manner of holding something; a grip.
  • Influence or power held over someone
  • Place of support for hands or feet when climbing
  • A sign indicating a pause or prolongation of a note or rest.
  • A position of power or control.
  • The interior of a ship below decks, especially for cargo.

other

  • To remain in a specified state or condition.