hold
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～ 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"
hold down
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～ restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"
hold dear
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～ be fond of; be attached to
hold
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～ protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"
hold
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～ keep from exhaling or expelling; "hold your breath"
hold
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～ have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him"
hold
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～ 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"
hold
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～ have as a major characteristic; "The novel holds many surprises"; "The book holds in store much valuable advise"
hold back
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～ hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well"
hold
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～ cause to continue 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"
hold back
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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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～ remain committed to; "I hold to these ideas"
hold back
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～ wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"
get hold
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～ get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"
hole
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～ hit the ball into the hole
holiday
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～ spend or take a vacation
holler
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～ complain; "What was he hollering about?"
holler
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～ utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
holler
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～ shout out; "He hollered out to surrender our weapons"