English noun: hold | |||
1. | hold (act) the act of grasping | ||
Samples | He released his clasp on my arm. He has a strong grip for an old man. She kept a firm hold on the railing. | ||
Synonyms | clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip | ||
Broader (hypernym) | grasping, prehension, seizing, taking hold | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | choke hold, chokehold, embrace, embracement, embracing, wrestling hold | ||
2. | hold (cognition) understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something | ||
Samples | He has a good grasp of accounting practices. | ||
Synonyms | appreciation, grasp | ||
Broader (hypernym) | apprehension, discernment, savvy, understanding | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sense | ||
3. | hold (attribute) power by which something or someone is affected or dominated | ||
Samples | He has a hold over them. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | control | ||
4. | hold (time) time during which some action is awaited | ||
Samples | Instant replay caused too long a delay. He ordered a hold in the action. | ||
Synonyms | delay, postponement, time lag, wait | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | extension, moratorium, retardation | ||
5. | hold (state) a state of being confined (usually for a short time) | ||
Samples | His detention was politically motivated. The prisoner is on hold. He is in the custody of police. | ||
Synonyms | custody, detainment, detention | ||
Broader (hypernym) | confinement | ||
6. | hold (artifact) a stronghold | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fastness, stronghold | ||
Domain usage | archaicism, archaism | ||
7. | hold (artifact) a cell in a jail or prison | ||
Synonyms | keep | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cell, jail cell, prison cell | ||
8. | hold (artifact) the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it | ||
Samples | He grabbed the hammer by the handle. It was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip. | ||
Synonyms | grip, handgrip, handle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appendage | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ax handle, axe handle, broom handle, broomstick, crop, gunstock, haft, helve, hilt, hoe handle, knob, mop handle, panhandle, pommel, pommel, rake handle, saddlebow, stock, stock | ||
Part holonym | shank, stem | ||
Part meronym | aspergill, aspersorium, baggage, baseball bat, bat, briefcase, brush, carpet beater, carrycot, cart, cheese cutter, coffee cup, coffeepot, cricket bat, cutlery, eating utensil, edge tool, faucet, French telephone, frying pan, frypan, go-cart, hand tool, handbarrow, handcart, handlebar, handset, ladle, luggage, lumber, mug, pushcart, racket, racquet, rug beater, saucepan, skillet, spatula, spigot, teacup, umbrella, watering can, watering pot | ||
9. | hold (artifact) the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo | ||
Synonyms | cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, storage area | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enclosure | ||
Part meronym | ship | ||
English verb: hold | |||
1. | hold (stative) keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., | ||
Samples | Keep clean. Hold in place. She always held herself as a lady. The students keep me on my toes. | ||
Synonyms | keep, maintain | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bear on, carry on, conserve, continue, distance, hold over, housekeep, preserve, preserve, pressurise, pressurize, uphold | ||
2. | hold (contact) have or hold in one's hands or grip | ||
Samples | Hold this bowl for a moment, please. A crazy idea took hold of him. | ||
Examples | They want to hold the prisoners | ||
Synonyms | take hold | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | clinch, cling to, clutch, cradle, cradle, grasp, hold close, hold on, hold tight, interlace, interlock, lock, trap | ||
Antonyms | let go, let go of, release, relinquish | ||
3. | hold (creation) organize or be responsible for | ||
Samples | Hold a reception. Have, throw, or make a party. Give a course. | ||
Synonyms | give, have, make, throw | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | direct | ||
4. | hold (possession) have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense | ||
Samples | She has $1,000 in the bank. He has got two beautiful daughters. She holds a Master's degree from Harvard. | ||
Synonyms | have, have got | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bear, carry, carry, exert, hold, hold on, keep, keep, keep, keep, keep, maintain, maintain, maintain, monopolise, monopolize, stock, stockpile, sustain, wield | ||
Verb group | feature, have | ||
5. | hold (cognition) keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view | ||
Samples | Take for granted. View as important. Hold these truths to be self-evident. I hold him personally responsible. | ||
Synonyms | deem, take for, view as | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | consider, reckon, regard, see, view | ||
Verb group | hold | ||
6. | hold (emotion) maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) | ||
Samples | Bear a grudge. Entertain interesting notions. Harbor a resentment. | ||
Synonyms | entertain, harbor, harbour, nurse | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | experience, feel | ||
7. | hold (contact) to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement | ||
Samples | This holds the local until the express passengers change trains. About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade. The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center. The terrorists held the journalists for ransom. | ||
Synonyms | confine, restrain | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disable, disenable, incapacitate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bind, enchain, fetter, fold, ground, impound, pen up, pinion, pound, pound, pound up, shackle, shackle, tie down, tie up, truss | ||
8. | hold (possession) secure and keep for possible future use or application | ||
Samples | The landlord retained the security deposit. I reserve the right to disagree. | ||
Examples | They hold the money | ||
Synonyms | hold back, keep back, retain | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hold on, keep | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hold down | ||
9. | hold (possession) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices | ||
Samples | She bears the title of Duchess. He held the governorship for almost a decade. | ||
Synonyms | bear | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | have, have got, hold | ||
10. | hold (contact) be the physical support of; carry the weight of | ||
Samples | The beam holds up the roof. He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam. What's holding that mirror?. | ||
Synonyms | hold up, support, sustain | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | block, brace, bracket, buoy, buoy up, carry, chock, pole, prop, prop up, scaffold, shore, shore up, truss, underpin | ||
11. | hold (stative) contain or hold; have within | ||
Samples | The jar carries wine. The canteen holds fresh water. This can contains water. | ||
Examples | They hold the animals | ||
Synonyms | bear, carry, contain | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | include | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | confine, enclose, hold in, retain | ||
Verb group | contain, hold, take | ||
12. | hold (stative) have room for; hold without crowding | ||
Samples | This hotel can accommodate 250 guests. The theater admits 300 people. The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people. | ||
Synonyms | accommodate, admit | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | house, seat, sleep | ||
Verb group | contain, hold, take | ||
13. | hold (stative) remain in a certain state, position, or condition | ||
Samples | The weather held. They held on the road and kept marching. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | continue, go along, go on, keep, proceed | ||
14. | hold (contact) support or hold in a certain manner | ||
Samples | She holds her head high. He carried himself upright. | ||
Synonyms | bear, carry | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | acquit, balance, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport, piggyback, poise, sling, stoop | ||
15. | hold (stative) be valid, applicable, or true | ||
Samples | This theory still holds. | ||
Synonyms | obtain, prevail | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be, exist | ||
16. | hold (cognition) assert or affirm | ||
Samples | Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good. | ||
Examples | They hold that there was a traffic accident | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify | ||
Verb group | deem, hold, take for, view as | ||
17. | hold (stative) have as a major characteristic | ||
Samples | The novel holds many surprises. The book holds in store much valuable advise. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
18. | hold (stative) be capable of holding or containing | ||
Samples | This box won't take all the items. The flask holds one gallon. | ||
Synonyms | contain, take | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
Verb group | accommodate, admit, bear, carry, contain, hold, hold | ||
19. | hold (social) arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance | ||
Samples | Reserve me a seat on a flight. The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family. Please hold a table at Maxim's. | ||
Synonyms | book, reserve | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bespeak, call for, quest, request | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hold open, keep, keep open, save | ||
Entail | procure, secure | ||
Verb group | reserve | ||
20. | hold (competition) protect against a challenge or attack | ||
Samples | Hold that position behind the trees!. Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks. | ||
Synonyms | defend, guard | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | protect | ||
Verb group | hold | ||
21. | hold (communication) bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted | ||
Samples | He's held by a contract. I'll hold you by your promise. | ||
Synonyms | bind, obligate, oblige | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | relate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | article, indent, indenture, pledge, tie down | ||
22. | hold (cognition) hold the attention of | ||
Samples | The soprano held the audience. This story held our interest. She can hold an audience spellbound. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance | ||
23. | hold (cognition) remain committed to | ||
Samples | I hold to these ideas. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | believe, conceive, consider, think | ||
24. | hold (stative) resist or confront with resistance | ||
Samples | The politician defied public opinion. The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear. The bridge held. | ||
Synonyms | defy, hold up, withstand | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hold out, resist, stand firm, withstand | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | brave, brave out, endure, weather | ||
25. | hold (stative) be pertinent or relevant or applicable | ||
Samples | The same laws apply to you!. This theory holds for all irrational numbers. The same rules go for everyone. | ||
Synonyms | apply, go for | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on | ||
Verb group | apply, lend oneself | ||
26. | hold (stative) stop dealing with | ||
Samples | Hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table | ||
27. | hold (social) lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | ||
Samples | Moderate your alcohol intake. Hold your tongue. Hold your temper. Control your anger. | ||
Synonyms | check, contain, control, curb, hold in, moderate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hold back, keep, keep back, restrain | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abnegate, bate, bound, catch, confine, conquer, counteract, countercheck, crucify, curb, damp, deny, inhibit, limit, mortify, restrain, restrict, restrict, stamp down, subdue, subdue, suppress, thermostat, throttle, train, trammel | ||
28. | hold (social) keep from departing | ||
Samples | Hold the taxi. Hold the horse. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | keep, prevent | ||
29. | hold (social) take and maintain control over, often by violent means | ||
Samples | The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | command, control | ||
Verb group | defend, guard, hold | ||
30. | hold (motion) cause to stop | ||
Samples | Halt the engines. Arrest the progress. Halt the presses. | ||
Examples | They hold the animals | ||
Synonyms | arrest, halt | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stop | ||
31. | hold (contact) cover as for protection against noise or smell | ||
Samples | She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate. Hold one's nose. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
32. | hold (consumption) drink alcohol without showing ill effects | ||
Samples | He can hold his liquor. He had drunk more than he could carry. | ||
Synonyms | carry | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | booze, drink, fuddle | ||
33. | hold (competition) aim, point, or direct | ||
Samples | Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | aim, direct, take, take aim, train | ||
34. | hold (communication) declare to be | ||
Samples | She was declared incompetent. Judge held that the defendant was innocent. | ||
Synonyms | adjudge, declare | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s somebody something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | acknowledge, admit, bastardise, bastardize, beatify, call, cancel, canonise, canonize, certify, formalise, formalize, judge, label, pronounce, saint, strike down, superannuate | ||
35. | hold (communication) be in accord; be in agreement | ||
Samples | We agreed on the terms of the settlement. I can't agree with you!. I hold with those who say life is sacred. Both philosophers concord on this point. | ||
Synonyms | agree, concord, concur | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s on something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | arrange, concede, conciliate, conclude, fix up, grant, make up, patch up, reconcile, resolve, see eye to eye, settle, settle, subscribe, support, yield | ||
Verb group | agree | ||
Antonyms | disagree, take issue, differ, dissent | ||
36. | hold (body) keep from exhaling or expelling | ||
Samples | Hold your breath. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hold back, keep, keep back, restrain | ||