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～ contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
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～ secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
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～ stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting"
hold close
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～ hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared"
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～ hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound"
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～ assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good"
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～ be in accord; be in agreement; "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"
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～ bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
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～ maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
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～ support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
hold fast
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～ stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
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～ 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"
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～ 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"
hold back
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～ hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
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～ aim, point, or direct; "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames"
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～ drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
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～ to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free 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"
hold down
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～ keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs"
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～ 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"
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～ take and maintain control over, often by violent means; "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week"