hold

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also 2 German 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective 3 Hungarian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Derived terms 4 Icelandic 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Noun 4.3.1 Declension 5 Old English 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Etymology 1 5.2.1 Noun 5.3 Etymology 2 5.3.1 Adjective 6 Old High German 6.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: hōld, IPA: /həʊld/, SAMPA: /h@Uld/
• (GenAm) enPR: hōld, IPA: /hoʊld/, SAMPA: /hoUld/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -əʊld

[edit] Etymology

Verb: Old English healdan.

Noun: From the verb, influenced by Old Norse hald (hold, custody).

[edit] Verb

to hold (third-person singular simple present holds, present participle holding, simple past held, past participle held or rarely holden)

1. (transitive) To grasp or grip.

   Hold the pencil like this.

2. (transitive) To contain or store.

   This package holds six bottles.

3. (transitive) To have and keep possession of something.

   Hold my coat for me.

   The general ordered the colonel to hold his position at all costs.

4. (transitive) To reserve.

   Hold a table for us at 7:00.

5. (transitive) To cause to wait or delay.

   Hold the elevator.

6. (transitive) To detain.

   Hold the suspect in this cell.

7. (transitive) To maintain a belief.

   1776 Declaration of Independence [of the English American colonies south of Canada]

   We hold these truths to be self-evident,...

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• release

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[edit] Noun

hold (plural holds)

1. A grasp or grip.

   Keep a firm hold on the handlebars.

2. Something reserved or kept.

   We have a hold here for you.

3. (wrestling) A position or grip used to control the opponent.

   He got him in a tight hold and pinned him to the mat.

4. (nautical) The cargo area of a ship, (often cargo hold).

   Put that in the hold.

5. (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble.

[edit] Derived terms

• foothold
• handhold
• household
• no holds barred
• on hold
• stronghold
• threshhold

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[edit] See also

• behold

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

From Old High German hold.

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hold

1. (archaic, poetic) friendly, comely, graceful

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *kuŋe. Cognates include Finnish and Estonian kuu.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhold/

[edit] Noun

hold (plural holdak)

1. moon

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félhold fogyóhold holdfázis

holdfény holdkóros

holdsugár holdtölte holdvilág

műhold telihold újhold

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse hold.

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• IPA: [hɔlt]

  Rhymes: -ɔlt

[edit] Noun

hold n. (genitive singular holds, uncountable)

1. flesh

[edit] Declension

n-s	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hold	holdið	-	-
Accusative	hold	holdið	-	-
Dative	holdi	holdinu	-	-
Genitive	holds	holdsins	-	-

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /hold/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Germanic *xuldan, from Indo-European *kol-, kwol-. Cognates include Old Norse hold (“‘flesh’”) (Icelandic hold, Swedish hull), and (from Indo-European) Old Irish colainn, Welsh celain.

[edit] Noun

hold n.

1. Dead body, carcase

   Swa swa grædige ræmmas ðar ðar hi hold geseoþ. Like greedy ravens when they see a corpse.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Germanic *xulþa-, a variant on a root meaning ‘lean, incline’ (compare Old English heald, hieldan). Cognates include Old Frisian hold, Old Saxon hold, Old High German hold (German hold), Old Norse hollr (Swedish huld), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍃.

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hold (+ dative)

1. gracious, loyal, kind

   Swa hold is God mancynne ðæt he hæfþ geset his englas us to hyrdum. God is so gracious to mankind that he has appointed angels as our guardians.

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[edit] Old High German

[edit] Adjective

hold

1. friendly