We found 67 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word hold:
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 General (30 matching dictionaries)
- hold: Compact Oxford English Dictionary [home, info]
- hold, hold: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
- hold, hold: Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition [home, info]
- hold: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info]
- HOLD, Hold, hold: Wordnik [home, info]
- Hold, /hold, hold: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
- Hold: Wiktionary [home, info]
- hold: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
- hold: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
- hold: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
- hold: Dictionary.com [home, info]
- hold (n.), hold (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
- hold: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
- hold: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
- hold: Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms [home, info]
- Hold(ship), Hold (aviation), Hold (baseball), Hold (baseball statistics), Hold (grappling), Hold (ship), Hold (telephone), Hold: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
- hold: Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs [home, info]
- Hold: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
- hold: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
- hold: Rhymezone [home, info]
- hold: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
- hold: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
- hold: All About Homonyms [home, info]
- Hold: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898) [home, info]
- hold: Free Dictionary [home, info]
- hold: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
- hold: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
- hold: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
- hold: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
- hold: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations [home, info]
Art (4 matching dictionaries)
- hold: The Organon: A Conceptually Indexed Dictionary (by Genus and Differentia) [home, info]
- Hold: Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary [home, info]
- Hold: Movie Terminology Glossary [home, info]
- hold: ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science [home, info]
Business (13 matching dictionaries)
- Hold: MoneyGlossary.com [home, info]
- hold: Travel Industry Dictionary [home, info]
- hold: INVESTORWORDS [home, info]
- Hold: Bloomberg Financial Glossary [home, info]
- HOLD: C-SPAN Congressional Glossary [home, info]
- Hold: eyefortransport e-commerce transportation glossary [home, info]
- Hold: Investopedia [home, info]
- Hold: Taxopedia [home, info]
- hold: Legal dictionary [home, info]
- Hold: Financial dictionary [home, info]
- hold: Glossary of Trade and Shipping Terms [home, info]
- hold: BusinessDictionary.com [home, info]
- Hold: Yahoo Tax Center Glossary [home, info]
Computing (1 matching dictionary)
- hold: Encyclopedia [home, info]
Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
- hold: online medical dictionary [home, info]
- hold: Medical dictionary [home, info]
Miscellaneous (4 matching dictionaries)
- HOLD: Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary [home, info]
- HOLD: Acronym Finder [home, info]
- HOLD: AbbreviationZ [home, info]
- hold: Idioms [home, info]
Religion (1 matching dictionary)
- Hold: Easton Bible [home, info]
Science (1 matching dictionary)
- hold: How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement [home, info]
Slang (1 matching dictionary)
- hold: American-Australian Slang Dictionary [home, info]
Sports (4 matching dictionaries)
- Hold: Tennis Glossary [home, info]
- hold: Hickok Sports Glossaries [home, info]
- hold: Golfer's Dictionary [home, info]
- Hold: Sports Definitions [home, info]
Tech (6 matching dictionaries)
- hold: Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary [home, info]
- Hold: AUTOMOTIVE TERMS [home, info]
- HOLD: Glossary of Nautical Terms [home, info]
- Hold: Dictionary for Avionics [home, info]
- hold: SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language [home, info]
- Hold: Latitude Mexico [home, info]
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Quick definitions (hold)
▸ noun: a cell in a jail or prison
▸ noun: a stronghold
▸ noun: power by which something or someone is affected or dominated ("He has a hold over them")
▸ noun: a state of being confined (usually for a short time) ("The prisoner is on hold")
▸ noun: time during which some action is awaited ("He ordered a hold in the action")
▸ noun: understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
▸ noun: the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
▸ noun: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
▸ noun: the act of grasping ("She kept a firm hold on the railing")
▸ verb: take and maintain control over, often by violent means
▸ verb: keep from departing ("Hold the taxi")
▸ verb: stop dealing with ("Hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting")
▸ verb: remain in a certain state, position, or condition
▸ verb: contain or hold; have within ("The canteen holds fresh water")
▸ verb: have as a major characteristic ("The novel holds many surprises")
▸ verb: remain committed to ("I hold to these ideas")
▸ verb: assert or affirm ("Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good")
▸ verb: hold the attention of ("She can hold an audience spellbound")
▸ verb: keep from exhaling or expelling ("Hold your breath")
▸ verb: aim, point, or direct ("Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames")
▸ verb: have or hold in one's hands or grip ("Hold this bowl for a moment, please")
▸ verb: be the physical support of; carry the weight of ("The beam holds up the roof")
▸ verb: cover as for protection against noise or smell ("Hold one's nose")
▸ verb: support or hold in a certain manner ("She holds her head high")
▸ verb: organize or be responsible for ("Hold a reception")
▸ verb: secure and keep for possible future use or application
▸ verb: have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
▸ verb: arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance ("Please hold a table at Maxim's")
▸ verb: be valid, applicable, or true ("This theory still holds")
▸ verb: be pertinent or relevant or applicable ("This theory holds for all irrational numbers")
▸ verb: have room for; hold without crowding ("The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people")
▸ verb: keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view ("Hold these truths to be self-evident")
▸ verb: be in accord; be in agreement ("I hold with those who say life is sacred")
▸ verb: drink alcohol without showing ill effects ("He can hold his liquor")
▸ verb: cause to stop
▸ verb: have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense ("She holds a Master's degree from Harvard")
▸ verb: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits ("Hold your tongue")
▸ verb: keep in a certain state, position, or activity ("Hold in place")
▸ verb: be capable of holding or containing ("The flask holds one gallon")
▸ verb: resist or confront with resistance
▸ verb: declare to be
▸ verb: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted ("I'll hold you by your promise")
▸ verb: protect against a challenge or attack ("Hold that position behind the trees!")
▸ verb: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement ("This holds the local until the express passengers change trains")
▸ verb: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
▸ U.S. pronunciation (credits)
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