Hold

hōld, v.t. to keep po e ion of or authority over: to sustain: to defend: to maintain, support: to occupy: to derive title to: to bind: to confine: to restrain: to stop, as in 'to cry hold:' to continue: to persist in: to contain: to celebrate: to esteem: ( Shak. ) to endure: ( arch. ) to bet.— v.i. to remain fixed: to be true or unfailing: to continue unbroken or unsubdued: to adhere: to derive right:— pr.p. hōld′ing; pa.t. held; pa.p. held ( obs. hōld′en). — n. act or manner of holding: seizure: power of seizing: something for support: a place of confinement: custody: a fortified place: ( mus. ) a mark over a rest or note, indicating that it is to be prolonged.— ns. Hold′-all , a general receptacle, esp. a big carpet-bag; Hold′-back , a check: a strap joining the breeching to the shaft of a vehicle; Hold′-beam , one of the beams cro ing a ship's hold and strengthening the framework.— Hold′en ( B. ), old pa.p. of hold .— ns. Hold′er ; Hold′-fast , that which holds fast: a long nail: a catch; Hold′ing , anything held: a farm held of a superior: hold: influence: ( Scots law ) tenure.— Hold forth , to put forward: show: to speak in public, to declaim; Hold hard! stop! Hold in , to restrain, check: to restrain one's self; Hold of ( Pr. Bk. ), to regard; Hold off , to keep at a distance; Hold on , to persist in something: to continue: to cling; Hold one in hand , to amuse in order to gain some advantage; Hold one's own , to maintain one's position; Hold one's peace , Hold one's tongue , to keep silence; Hold out , to endure, last; Hold over , to postpone, to keep po e ion of land or a house beyond the term of agreement; Hold the market (see Market ); Hold together , to remain united: to cohere; Hold up , to raise: to continue to go at the same rate; Hold water , to be sound and firm, to endure trial; Hold with , to take sides with. [A.S. heald an ; Old High Ger. halt an , Goth. haldan .]