Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb hold
15 of 37 senses of hold
Sense 2
keep maintain, hold
=> pressurize, pressurise
=> continue, uphold, carry on bear on preserve
=> distance
=> housekeep
Sense 3
hold take hold
=> grasp, grip, hold on
=> cling to hold close hold tight, clutch
=> cradle
=> lock, interlock, interlace
=> trap
Sense 4
restrain, confine, hold
=> tie down tie up bind, truss
=> fetter, shackle
=> enchain
=> pinion, shackle
=> impound, pound
=> pound, pound up
=> pen up fold
=> ground
Sense 6
have have got hold
=> sustain, keep maintain
=> keep hold on
=> keep
=> keep maintain
=> keep
=> monopolize, monopolise
=> wield, exert, maintain
=> stock, carry, stockpile
=> bear, hold
=> carry
Sense 8
hold bear, carry, contain
=> retain
=> house
=> surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring
=> enclose, hold in confine
Sense 9
control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> damp
=> mortify, subdue
=> deny
=> restrict, limit
=> train
=> catch
=> bate
=> thermostat
=> countercheck, counteract
Sense 12
reserve, retain, hold
=> keep open hold open keep save
Sense 15
retain, hold keep back hold back
=> hold down
Sense 16
hold support, sustain, hold up
=> scaffold
=> block
=> carry
=> chock
=> buoy, buoy up
=> pole
=> bracket
=> underpin
=> prop up prop, shore up shore
=> truss
=> brace
Sense 19
hold carry, bear
=> stoop
=> piggyback
=> poise, balance
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
Sense 21
contain, take hold
=> sleep
=> seat
Sense 25
declare, adjudge, hold
=> purify, sanctify
=> admit acknowledge
=> superannuate
=> bastardize, bastardise
=> certify
=> call
=> beatify
=> canonize, saint
=> pronounce, label, judge
=> cancel, strike down
=> formalize, formalise
Sense 28
oblige, bind, hold
=> pledge
=> article
=> indenture
=> tie down
Sense 33
defy, withstand, hold hold up
=> weather, endure, brave, brave out
Sense 37
agree, hold concur, concord
=> settle
=> reconcile, patch up make up conciliate, settle
=> see eye to eye
=> concede, yield, grant
=> subscribe, support
=> conclude, resolve
=> arrange, fix up
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb hold
15 of 37 senses of hold
Sense 2
keep maintain, hold
=> pressurize, pressurise
=> continue, uphold, carry on bear on preserve
=> resume, restart
=> persevere, persist, hang in hang on hold on
=> obstinate
=> ask for it ask for trouble
=> plug, plug away
=> stick to stick with follow
=> perpetuate
=> eternize
=> prolong, sustain, keep up
=> retain, continue, keep keep on keep going
=> distance
=> housekeep
Sense 3
hold take hold
=> grasp, grip, hold on
=> cling, hang
=> clasp
=> embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze
=> cuddle
=> interlock, lock
=> cling to hold close hold tight, clutch
=> cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nuzzle, draw close
=> cradle
=> lock, interlock, interlace
=> trap
Sense 4
restrain, confine, hold
=> tie down tie up bind, truss
=> chain up
=> hog-tie
=> fetter, shackle
=> manacle, cuff, handcuff
=> enchain
=> pinion, shackle
=> impound, pound
=> pound, pound up
=> pen up fold
=> ground
Sense 6
have have got hold
=> sustain, keep maintain
=> patronage
=> reseed
=> carry
=> keep hold on
=> carry over hold over
=> deny, refuse
=> withhold, keep back
=> freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise
=> keep to oneself
=> deny
=> reserve
=> immobilize, immobilise
=> deprive
=> wean
=> starve, famish
=> tongue-tie
=> dock
=> bilk
=> disinherit, disown
=> impoverish
=> reduce
=> beggar, pauperize
=> bankrupt, ruin, break
=> disenfranchise, disfranchise
=> withhold, deduct, recoup
=> dock
=> save, preserve, conserve
=> record, enter put down
=> tally, chalk up
=> clock in punch in clock on
=> record, tape
=> write
=> overwrite
=> tape record
=> prerecord
=> cut, burn
=> cut
=> accession
=> post
=> ring up
=> inscribe
=> chronicle
=> file, file away
=> document
=> log
=> log up clock up
=> film, shoot, take
=> reshoot, retake
=> videotape, tape
=> photograph, snap, shoot
=> retake
=> x-ray
=> score, mark
=> cancel, invalidate
=> notch
=> keep maintain
=> film
=> cinematize
=> microfilm
=> register
=> file, register
=> patent
=> enroll, inscribe, enter enrol, recruit
=> enlist, draft, muster in
=> recruit, levy, raise
=> unionize
=> register
=> matriculate
=> list
=> inventory
=> empanel, impanel
=> index
=> cross-index
=> blacklist
=> post
=> book
=> book
=> ticket, fine
=> amerce
=> embalm
=> mummify
=> conserve, husband, economize, economise
=> retrench
=> store, hive away lay in put in salt away stack away stash away
=> bin
=> computerize, computerise
=> victual
=> collect, accumulate, pile up amass, compile, hoard
=> run up
=> corral
=> fund
=> fund
=> hive
=> store
=> garner
=> keep
=> mothball
=> reposit
=> wharf
=> tank
=> loft
=> warehouse
=> garage
=> bottle
=> ensile
=> retain, hold keep back hold back
=> hold down
=> reserve, retain, hold
=> keep open hold open keep save
=> harbor, harbour
=> keep
=> preserve, maintain, keep up
=> hold the line
=> keep maintain
=> keep
=> monopolize, monopolise
=> wield, exert, maintain
=> stock, carry, stockpile
=> bear, hold
=> carry
Sense 8
hold bear, carry, contain
=> retain
=> house
=> surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring
=> twine
=> wreath, wreathe
=> girth, girt, begird, gird
=> cloister
=> enclose, hold in confine
=> bound, border
=> skirt
=> verge
=> shore
=> rail, rail in
=> box in box up
=> frame
Sense 9
control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> reduce, tighten
=> tie
=> gate
=> draw the line draw a line
=> mark off mark out
=> rule harness, rein
=> baffle, regulate
=> hamper, halter, cramp
=> stiffen, tighten, tighten up constrain
=> clamp down crack down
=> inhibit
=> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
=> bridle
=> snaffle
=> curb
=> clog
=> suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> wink, blink, blink away
=> stifle, dampen
=> suffocate
=> choke off choke down choke back
=> hush, quieten, silence, still shut up hush up
=> dampen, muffle, mute, deaden, damp, tone down
=> shush
=> lull, calm down
=> shout down
=> gag, muzzle
=> burke
=> silence
=> squelch, quell, quench
=> smother, stifle, muffle
=> damp
=> mortify, subdue
=> deny
=> restrict, limit
=> content
=> ration
=> classify
=> taboo
=> scant, skimp
=> localize, localise
=> draw
=> suppurate
=> train
=> trellis
=> catch
=> bate
=> thermostat
=> countercheck, counteract
Sense 12
reserve, retain, hold
=> keep open hold open keep save
Sense 15
retain, hold keep back hold back
=> hold down
Sense 16
hold support, sustain, hold up
=> scaffold
=> block
=> carry
=> chock
=> buoy, buoy up
=> pole
=> bracket
=> underpin
=> prop up prop, shore up shore
=> bolster
=> truss
=> brace
=> tread
Sense 19
hold carry, bear
=> stoop
=> piggyback
=> poise, balance
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> fluster
=> assert, put forward
=> deal
=> walk around
=> pose
=> attitudinize, attitudinise
Sense 21
contain, take hold
=> sleep
=> seat
Sense 25
declare, adjudge, hold
=> purify, sanctify
=> spiritualize, spiritualise
=> lustrate
=> admit acknowledge
=> sustain
=> concede, profess, confess
=> confess
=> confess, squeal, shrive
=> avow, avouch
=> superannuate
=> bastardize, bastardise
=> certify
=> call
=> beatify
=> canonize, saint
=> pronounce, label, judge
=> acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
=> whitewash
=> purge
=> convict
=> reconvict
=> nasalize, nasalise
=> tout
=> rule find
=> qualify
=> disqualify
=> recuse
=> disbar
=> intonate, intone
=> cancel, strike down
=> revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
=> renege, renege on renegue on go back on
=> remit
=> write off
=> invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify
=> break
=> stet
=> recall
=> retire
=> formalize, formalise
=> ritualize, ritualise
Sense 28
oblige, bind, hold
=> pledge
=> article
=> indenture
=> tie down
Sense 33
defy, withstand, hold hold up
=> weather, endure, brave, brave out
Sense 37
agree, hold concur, concord
=> settle
=> reconcile, patch up make up conciliate, settle
=> propitiate, appease
=> make peace
=> see eye to eye
=> concede, yield, grant
=> forgive
=> excuse, condone
=> absolve, justify, free
=> excuse, relieve, let off exempt
=> frank
=> wash one's hands
=> absolve
=> pardon
=> assoil
=> amnesty
=> excuse, pardon
=> subscribe, support
=> conclude, resolve
=> settle, square off square up determine
=> clear
=> concert
=> compromise
=> arrange, fix up
=> firm up
=> settle
=> pay
=> pay up ante up pay
=> liquidate, pay off
=> lift
=> amortize, amortise
=> square
=> pay pay off make up compensate
=> clean up
Entailment of verb hold
2 of 37 senses of hold
Sense 16
hold support, sustain, hold up
=> hold take hold
Sense 32
reserve, hold book
=> procure, secure
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb hold
37 senses of hold
Sense 1
hold throw, have make give
=> direct
Sense 2
keep maintain, hold
Also See-> hold back#1; hold out#2; hold over#3; hold out#5; hold up#3
Sense 3
hold take hold
Sense 4
restrain, confine, hold
=> disable, disenable, incapacitate
Sense 5
bear, hold
=> have have got hold
Sense 6
have have got hold
Sense 7
deem, hold view as take for
=> see consider, reckon, view, regard
Sense 8
hold bear, carry, contain
=> include
Sense 9
control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep keep back hold back
Sense 10
hold
=> continue, go on proceed, go along keep
Sense 11
harbor, harbour, hold entertain, nurse
=> feel experience
Sense 12
reserve, retain, hold
=> keep hold on
Sense 13
hold
=> affirm, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
Sense 14
hold
=> think, believe, consider, conceive
Sense 15
retain, hold keep back hold back
=> keep hold on
Sense 16
hold support, sustain, hold up
Sense 17
hold
=> capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
Sense 18
hold
Sense 19
hold carry, bear
Sense 20
accommodate, hold admit
Sense 21
contain, take hold
=> be
Sense 22
prevail, hold obtain
=> exist, be
Sense 23
hold
=> control, command
Sense 24
defend, guard, hold
=> protect
Sense 25
declare, adjudge, hold
=> judge
Sense 26
hold
=> be
Sense 27
halt, hold arrest
=> stop
Sense 28
oblige, bind, hold
=> relate
Sense 29
hold
=> cover
Sense 30
carry, hold
=> drink, booze, fuddle
Sense 31
apply, hold go for
=> refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to bear on touch, touch on
Sense 32
reserve, hold book
=> request, bespeak, call for quest
Sense 33
defy, withstand, hold hold up
=> resist, hold out withstand, stand firm
Sense 34
hold
=> prevent, keep
Sense 35
hold
=> postpone, hold over put over table, shelve, set back defer, remit, put off
Sense 36
hold
=> aim take train, take aim direct
Sense 37
agree, hold concur, concord
Familiarity of verb hold
hold used as a verb is extremely familiar (polysemy count = 37)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb hold
Sense 7
deem, hold view as take for
=> see consider, reckon, view, regard
Sense 13
hold
=> affirm, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
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Sense 8
hold bear, carry, contain
=> include
Sense 20
accommodate, hold admit
Sense 21
contain, take hold
=> be
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Sense 12
reserve, retain, hold
=> keep hold on
Sense 15
retain, hold keep back hold back
=> keep hold on
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Sense 23
hold
=> control, command
Sense 24
defend, guard, hold
=> protect
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Sense 1
hold throw, have make give
=> direct
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Sense 2
keep maintain, hold
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Sense 3
hold take hold
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Sense 4
restrain, confine, hold
=> disable, disenable, incapacitate
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Sense 5
bear, hold
=> have have got hold
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Sense 6
have have got hold
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Sense 9
control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep keep back hold back
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Sense 10
hold
=> continue, go on proceed, go along keep
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Sense 11
harbor, harbour, hold entertain, nurse
=> feel experience
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Sense 14
hold
=> think, believe, consider, conceive
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Sense 16
hold support, sustain, hold up
--------------
Sense 17
hold
=> capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
--------------
Sense 18
hold
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Sense 19
hold carry, bear
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Sense 22
prevail, hold obtain
=> exist, be
--------------
Sense 25
declare, adjudge, hold
=> judge
--------------
Sense 26
hold
=> be
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Sense 27
halt, hold arrest
=> stop
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Sense 28
oblige, bind, hold
=> relate
--------------
Sense 29
hold
=> cover
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Sense 30
carry, hold
=> drink, booze, fuddle
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Sense 31
apply, hold go for
=> refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to bear on touch, touch on
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Sense 32
reserve, hold book
=> request, bespeak, call for quest
--------------
Sense 33
defy, withstand, hold hold up
=> resist, hold out withstand, stand firm
--------------
Sense 34
hold
=> prevent, keep
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Sense 35
hold
=> postpone, hold over put over table, shelve, set back defer, remit, put off
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Sense 36
hold
=> aim take train, take aim direct
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Sense 37
agree, hold concur, concord
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Grep of noun held
closely held corporation
hand-held computer
privately held corporation
Overview of verb hold
The verb hold has 37 senses (first 34 from tagged texts)
1. (1134) hold throw, have make give -- (organize or be responsible for "hold a reception," "have, throw, or make a party", "give a course", etc.)
2. (523) keep maintain, hold -- (keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes")
3. (434) hold take hold -- (have or hold in one's hands; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; also metaphorically: "A crazy idea took hold of him")
4. (418) restrain, confine, hold -- (to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "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")
5. (285) bear, hold -- (have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade")
6. (223) have have got hold -- (have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense: "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard")
7. (106) deem, hold view as take for -- (keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible")
8. (104) hold bear, carry, contain -- (contain or hold have within: "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water")
9. (103) control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate -- (lessen the intensity of temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake" "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger")
10. (100) hold -- (remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching")
11. (72) harbor, harbour, hold entertain, nurse -- (maintain; as of a theory, thoughts, or feelings; "bear a grudge"; "hold a grudge")
12. (68) reserve, retain, hold -- (hold on to)
13. (61) hold -- (assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good")
14. (47) hold -- (remain committed to "I hold to these ideas")
15. (46) retain, hold keep back hold back -- (keep in one's possession)
16. (27) hold support, sustain, hold up -- (be the physical support of carry the weight of "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?")
17. (25) hold -- (hold the attention of "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound")
18. (24) hold -- (keep from exhaling or expelling; "hold your breath")
19. (23) hold carry, bear -- (support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright")
20. (19) accommodate, hold admit -- (have room for hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people")
21. (18) contain, take hold -- (be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon")
22. (17) prevail, hold obtain -- (be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds")
23. (14) hold -- (take and maintain control over often by violent means "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week")
24. (13) defend, guard, hold -- (protect against a challenge or attack: "Hold that position behind the trees!" "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks")
25. (12) declare, adjudge, hold -- (declare to be "She was declared incompetent"; " judge held that the defendant was innocent")
26. (8) hold -- (have as a major characteristic; "The novel holds many surprises"; "The book holds in store much valuable advise")
27. (8) halt, hold arrest -- (cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses")
28. (8) oblige, bind, hold -- (bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract' "I'll hold you by your promise")
29. (6) hold -- (cover as for protection against noise or smell; "She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate"; "hold one's nose")
30. (3) carry, hold -- (drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry")
31. (2) apply, hold go for -- (be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!" "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone")
32. (2) reserve, hold book -- (arrange for and reserve in advance; "reserve a seat on a flight"; "We booked tickets to the show"; "please hold a table at Maxim's")
33. (1) defy, withstand, hold hold up -- (resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held")
34. (1) hold -- (keep from departing; "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse")
35. hold -- (stop dealing with "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting")
36. hold -- (aim, point, or direct: "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames")
37. agree, hold concur, concord -- (be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those you say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point")
Overview of adj held
The adj held has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) held -- (occupied or in the control of often used in combination: "enemy-held territory")
Antonyms of adj held
Similarity of adj held
1 sense of held
Sense 1
held
Participle of verb hold (Sense 23)
=>hold
=> control, command
Attributes of adj held
Familiarity of adj held
held used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj held
closely-held
hand-held
handheld
held
held dear
held up
Overview of verb hold
The verb hold has 37 senses (first 34 from tagged texts)
1. (1134) hold throw, have make give -- (organize or be responsible for "hold a reception," "have, throw, or make a party", "give a course", etc.)
2. (523) keep maintain, hold -- (keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes")
3. (434) hold take hold -- (have or hold in one's hands; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; also metaphorically: "A crazy idea took hold of him")
4. (418) restrain, confine, hold -- (to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "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")
5. (285) bear, hold -- (have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade")
6. (223) have have got hold -- (have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense: "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard")
7. (106) deem, hold view as take for -- (keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible")
8. (104) hold bear, carry, contain -- (contain or hold have within: "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water")
9. (103) control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate -- (lessen the intensity of temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake" "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger")
10. (100) hold -- (remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching")
11. (72) harbor, harbour, hold entertain, nurse -- (maintain; as of a theory, thoughts, or feelings; "bear a grudge"; "hold a grudge")
12. (68) reserve, retain, hold -- (hold on to)
13. (61) hold -- (assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good")
14. (47) hold -- (remain committed to "I hold to these ideas")
15. (46) retain, hold keep back hold back -- (keep in one's possession)
16. (27) hold support, sustain, hold up -- (be the physical support of carry the weight of "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?")
17. (25) hold -- (hold the attention of "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound")
18. (24) hold -- (keep from exhaling or expelling; "hold your breath")
19. (23) hold carry, bear -- (support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright")
20. (19) accommodate, hold admit -- (have room for hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people")
21. (18) contain, take hold -- (be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon")
22. (17) prevail, hold obtain -- (be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds")
23. (14) hold -- (take and maintain control over often by violent means "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week")
24. (13) defend, guard, hold -- (protect against a challenge or attack: "Hold that position behind the trees!" "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks")
25. (12) declare, adjudge, hold -- (declare to be "She was declared incompetent"; " judge held that the defendant was innocent")
26. (8) hold -- (have as a major characteristic; "The novel holds many surprises"; "The book holds in store much valuable advise")
27. (8) halt, hold arrest -- (cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses")
28. (8) oblige, bind, hold -- (bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract' "I'll hold you by your promise")
29. (6) hold -- (cover as for protection against noise or smell; "She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate"; "hold one's nose")
30. (3) carry, hold -- (drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry")
31. (2) apply, hold go for -- (be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!" "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone")
32. (2) reserve, hold book -- (arrange for and reserve in advance; "reserve a seat on a flight"; "We booked tickets to the show"; "please hold a table at Maxim's")
33. (1) defy, withstand, hold hold up -- (resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held")
34. (1) hold -- (keep from departing; "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse")
35. hold -- (stop dealing with "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting")
36. hold -- (aim, point, or direct: "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames")
37. agree, hold concur, concord -- (be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those you say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point")
Overview of adj held
The adj held has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) held -- (occupied or in the control of often used in combination: "enemy-held territory")
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