hold
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~ cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
hold
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~ be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
hold
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~ arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "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"
hold firm
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~ refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
hold
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~ declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
hold
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~ be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
hold
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~ contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
hold
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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"
hold
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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"
hold
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~ hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound"
hold
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~ assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good"
hold
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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"
hold
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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"
hold
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~ maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
hold
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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?"
hold
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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"
hold
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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"