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simple past tense and a past participle of hold.

Related forms

un·held, adjective

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Example Sentences

Moses held their scissors out and, on signal, snapped down.

Applications, nominations and expressions of interest will be held in confidence.

It's also not quite clear why this trial was held at all.

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Moses held their scissors out and, on signal, snapped down.

Applications, nominations and expressions of interest will be held in confidence.

It's also not quite clear why this trial was held at all.

It's as if the jumper is safely held in place by the top of the frame.

Further the ostracism of anybody that held anything but the rubber stamped mantra further created doubt.

Arbuckle turned himself in and was held for three weeks in jail.

I've scored the thick skin, then held the fruit underwater in a bowl to break it apart and rub the edible seeds free.

But the stealthier of the two was held back from the mission for fear of one crashing and giving up its secrets.

Yet applications held steady, the diversity of the pool increased slightly, and so did average test scores.

Greek unions held another general strike to protest against austerity measures.

Note that the forces meld into a figure eight and that is how every thing in this world is held together.

There are examples of snowmen being held up by gunpoint by little girls and stabbed with brooms.

Broad clusters of yellow flowers held in more add to my plant list enlarge.

Lamo said officials have not told him where a trial would be held.

All applications and materials submitted will be held in strict confidence.

Spending at home has held up rather better than might have been expected, as well.

Deeply held beliefs make it easy to accept the absurd.

Congressional elections, held in the middle of a president's term, are usually referenda on a president and his policies.

Rolls and sturdy breads held up to this better than soft sliced breads.

They ate, chatted, held spontaneous teach-ins and occasionally nasty fights.

The studies found little difference in the returns on investment for endowments held by foundations and those held by charities.

Treaties between states that use the same rivers have held up.

Using color to trace trail to ground water or not seems to be held up in a study.

He simply held the door open for me and let me precede him.

Clustered deep green leaves are held horizontally near ends of branches.

But private consumption has held up far better than in other major developed economies.

Extraordinary results need to be held suspect until confirmed independently.

For generations, young people visited the rock and meditated to learn what their future held.

Dry-stacked stone walls are held together by friction and gravity rather than mortar.

Modern feathers consist of thousands of fibres held together by tiny hooks.

Bats are creatures of the night that are commonly held in fear.

The hand impressions showed that this dinosaur held its hands facing each other.

Whorled spikes of lavender-blue flowers are held above the foliage from spring into summer.

In spring, pale yellow flowers are held on inch-long spikes.

Some of the hybrids have upward-facing flowers, while others have horizontally held or drooping blooms.

The giant old olive trees on our property held the answer in their branches.

Reddish pink bracts are held close to stems and are partially hidden by foliage add to my plant list.

Yoga retreats are held here, and it's been written up all over the place.

Desperately needed unemployment benefits have been held up by a tax break for the rich.

Inmates held for months without trial in squalid conditions have.

But much has changed since the first games were held there almost three millennia ago.

Religious leaders should be held accountable when their irrational ideas turn harmful.

It has held sway in the humanities for nearly four decades, surviving even the great.

Presidential and parliamentary elections are held every six years.

Canopic chests held jars carved in the shapes of protective spirits.

But until recently, their engines were held to much lower efficiency standards than.

Carrier said that generally a court martial is held where the soldier's unit is based.

Canadians have long held an egalitarian view toward their universities, generally agreeing that none should be.

Every step held danger and excitement as rocks fell and gas jets spewed.

But for others, held there against their will, it was a prison.

Lustrous, rich green leaves held toward ends of branches are divided into fans of.

In its latter stages, this conflict held the attention of the world.

If a charter school gets more applications than it has space for, a lottery must be held.

The fish scattered as people splashed into the river, but the animals couldn't go far, held in pools by long blue nets.

Conventional wisdom has long held that adult stem cells are only capable of forming their tissue of origin.

She held one up to the light, squinted at a filthy smudge-and was astonished to see ghostly faces staring back at her.

He wanted people held accountable and wanted to see this didn't happen again.

For many decades the burrowing-ancestor theory had held sway.

Another held that they had been melted down to buy.

The female entrepreneur who has held the name for two.

Thousands of demonstrators have been arrested during hundreds of protests held here over the past two decades.

The roadlike filaments may be larger in sheer size, but they are not coherent bodies held together by gravity.

Bob held the stage with his actor's baritone and theatrical chuckle, his eyes crinkled and sharply alert.

We've had some pretty cool parties for her in the past- ones held at our local.

The jumping jack event was held by organization at location in city, state, country.

Inside one of the inner rooms a tray held a body, faceup.

Marrero held that this permanent ban was a violation of free-speech rights.

These moths stand their ground with hind wings flared and forewings held above the body at a slight angle.

Not long ago a hard-and-fast rule held that neurons could neither divide nor emerge from elsewhere.

Clarence, standing tall, held the whole place down.

Every hour is a new hour when you're held at gunpoint.

Dogma held that the conveyers of transmissible diseases required genetic material, composed of nucleic acid.

The planting medium is housed between two layers of gravel cloth held in place by the mesh grids.

It marks the first stock buyback in eBay's nearly eight-year history as a publicly held company.

On the ground friends clustered, fingers crossed, breath held.

Pharmacies are not held liable should the drug's next owner come to unexpected harm from the medication.

Should have stuffed everything in my suitcase and held it on lap if necessary.

Still, it was hard to keep faith while being held at gunpoint.

X-rays showed that the bundle held the bones of a woman.

The established view held that only microbes that thrive without.

I've held off on writing this post for a few weeks now.

To get the belly pics, one dog lay on his back, while the other was held up under his front legs.

It agglomerates with other galaxies to form galaxy clusters, the largest bodies in the universe held together by gravity.

The news was held until experts could conduct a full examination.

The stage was held by a performance artist who entertained with original songs.

And so foth on out to the level where heavy atomic stuctures aren't held incapable of acheiving escape velocity.

During reprocessing the gases are captured and held for decay.

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noun

John, Jr., 1889–1958, U.S. cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.

verb (used with object)

to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.

to set aside; reserve or retain: to hold merchandise until called for; to hold a reservation.

to bear, sustain, or support, as with the hands or arms, or by any other means.

to keep in a specified state, relation, etc.: The preacher held them spellbound.

to detain: The police held him at the station house.

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to engage in; preside over; carry on: to hold a meeting.

to keep back from action; hinder; restrain: Fear held him from acting.

to have the ownership or use of; keep as one's own; occupy: to hold political office.

to contain or be capable of containing: This bottle holds a quart.

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to bind or make accountable to an obligation: We will hold you to your promise to pay back the money.

11.

to have or keep in the mind; think or believe: We hold this belief.

12.

to regard or consider: to hold a person responsible.

13.

to decide legally.

14.

to consider of a certain value; rate: We held her best of all the applicants.

15.

to keep forcibly, as against an adversary: Enemy forces held the hill.

16.

to point, aim, or direct: He held a gun on the prisoner. The firefighter held a hose on the blaze.

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Music. to sustain (a note, chord, or rest).

18.

to omit from the usual order or combination: Give me a burger well-done—hold the pickle.

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verb (used without object)

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to remain or continue in a specified state, relation, etc.: Hold still while I take your picture.

20.

to remain fast; adhere; cling: Will this button hold?

21.

to keep or maintain a grasp on something.

22.

to maintain one's position against opposition; continue in resistance.

23.

to agree or side (usually followed by with): to hold with new methods.

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24.

to hold property by some tenure; derive title (usually followed by by, from, in, or of).

25.

to remain attached, faithful, or steadfast (usually followed by to): to hold to one's purpose.

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to remain valid; be in force: The rule does not hold.

27.

to refrain or forbear (usually used imperatively).

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noun

28.

an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip: Take hold. Do you have a hold on the rope?

29.

something to hold a thing by, as a handle; something to grasp, especially for support.

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something that holds fast or supports something else.

31.

an order reserving something: to put a hold on a library book.

32.

Finance. a security purchased or recommended for long-term growth.

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33.

a controlling force or dominating influence: to have a hold on a person.

34.

Wrestling. a method of seizing an opponent and keeping him in control: a toe hold.

35.

Music. fermata.

36.

a pause or delay, as in a continuing series: a hold in the movements of a dance.

37.

a prison or prison cell.

38.

a receptacle for something: a basket used as a hold for letters.

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Rocketry. a halt in the prelaunch countdown, either planned or unexpectedly called, to allow correction of one or more faults in the rocket or missile.

40.

a fortified place; stronghold.

41.

(on telephones with two or more lines) a feature that enables a person to maintain a connection on one line while answering another line.

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Verb phrases

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hold back,

to restrain or check: Police held back the crowd.

to retain possession of; keep back: He held back ten dollars.

to refrain from revealing; withhold: to hold back information.

to refrain from participating or engaging in some activity: He held back from joining in the singing because he felt depressed.

Photography. dodge (def. 2).

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hold down,

to restrain; check: Hold down that noise!

to continue to hold and manage well: She held down that job for years.

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hold forth,

to extend or offer; propose.

to talk at great length; harangue: When we left, he was still holding forth on World War II.

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hold in,

to restrain; check; curb.

to contain oneself; exercise restraint: He was raging inside, but held himself in for fear of saying something he would regret.

46.

hold off,

to keep at a distance; resist; repel.

to postpone action; defer: If you hold off applying for a passport, you may not get one in time.

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hold on,

to keep a firm grip on.

to keep going; continue.

to maintain, as one's opinion or position.

to stop; halt (usually used imperatively): Hold on now! That isn't what I meant at all.

to keep a telephone connection open by not hanging up the receiver: The operator asked us to hold on while the number we'd dialed was being checked.

48.

hold out,

to present; offer.

to stretch forth; extend: Hold out your hand.

to continue to exist; last: Will the food hold out?

to refuse to yield or submit: The defenders held out for weeks.

to withhold something expected or due: He was suspected of holding out information important to the case.

49.

hold over,

to keep for future consideration or action; postpone.

to remain in possession or in office beyond the regular term.

to remain beyond the arranged period: The movie was held over for a week.

Music. to prolong (a tone) from one measure to the next.

50.

hold up,

to offer; give: She held up his father as an example to follow.

to present to notice; expose: to hold someone up to ridicule.

to hinder; delay: The plane's departure was held up because of the storm.

to stop by force in order to rob.

to support; uphold: to hold up farm prices.

to stop; halt: They held up at the gate.

to maintain one's position or condition; endure: They held up through all their troubles.

51.

hold with,

to be in agreement with; concur with: I don't hold with his pessimistic views.

to approve of; condone: They won't hold with such a travesty of justice.

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Idioms

52.

get hold of,

to get a hold on: Get hold of the railing.

to communicate with, especially by telephone: If she's not at home, try to get hold of her at the office.

53.

hold one's own. own (def. 9).

54.

hold one's peace. peace (def. 14).

55.

hold one's tongue. tongue (def. 33).

56.

hold water. water (def. 36).

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57.

no holds barred, without limits, rules, or restraints.

58.

on hold,

in or into a state of temporary interruption or suspension: The project will be put on hold until funds become available.

Telecommunications. in or into a state of temporary interruption in a telephone connection: I'm putting you on hold to answer another call. Compare call waiting.

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English holden, Old English h(e)aldan; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Norse halda, Old Saxon, Gothic haldan, Old High German haltan (German halten)

Related forms

hold·a·ble, adjective

Synonyms
8. possess, own. See have. 9. See contain. 11. embrace, espouse, have. See maintain. 12. deem, esteem, judge. 19. persist, last, endure. 20. stick.

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held (hɛld)

—vb
	the past tense and past participle of hold

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Word Origin & History

hold

"space in a ship below the lower deck, in which cargo is stowed," 15c. corruption (infl. by hold (v.)) of O.E. hol "hole," infl. by M.Du. hol "hold of a ship," and M.E. hul, which originally meant both "the hold" and "the hull" of a ship (see hull).

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held

p.t. of hold (q.v.).

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Slang Dictionary

hold definition

tv. & in.
to possess drugs. (Drugs.) : Gert was holding coke when she was arrested.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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