to hold
- verb
- /hoʊld/
- Place your right hand on your right leg and hold your left hand above it.
- hold hands
- hold a stick
- hold a sword
It's like, oh, just hold me, hold me.
- It's like, oh, just hold me, hold me.
- No, not with the photo of a man holding a log.
- Now, now it's a coaster as he holds his his beer cans.
- I could feel him trying to hold me too.
- I just need someone to hold my hand and I need the team.
- You can breathe in deep and hold like here in this area, right?
- Meghan Markle breaks another rule by trying to hold Prince Harry's hand.
- How do you even hold this many balls?
- I mean, OK, he is holding a skull which is a bit weird.
Examples
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The teacher asked the student to hold the book up for the class to see.
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Hold this in your right hand, hold this in your left hand.
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I mean, I can hold it for hours.
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I just need someone to hold my hand and I need the team.
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Would you hold these for me?
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Maybe take a walk with her, hold her hand, tickle her.
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Hold my hand.
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Hold it right there!
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Please hold the cup carefully so it won't spill.
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He can hold the guitar in a comfortable position while playing.
Synonyms
To take hold of something quickly with your hand
To hold on tightly so you do not let go
Hold up something so it does not fall
To hold on tightly to someone or something and not let go
To keep something and not let it go
To keep a strong grip on something so it does not fall
To hold something tightly with the hands or because of strong feeling
To support the weight of something so it does not fall
To hold something or someone tightly, often to keep them safe
To take and hold something firmly with the hands
Grab something firmly with your hands to stay safe
To hold up something heavy so it does not fall
To hold a person or thing tightly with your hands
To take something in your hand
Grab something or someone with your hands
To grasp something with your hands
Keep a person or thing tightly against your body
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To feel angry at someone for something they did in the past that hurt you
- Informal
Make someone do what they promised or take responsibility by pressuring them
Ask anyone who objects to speak now or be silent forever
- Informal
To have the only responsibility for a hard problem when others avoid it
- Slang
A joking request to someone to hold your drink before doing something daring
- Slang
A joking way to say you will try something daring or foolish after someone else does
To support two opposite sides at the same time to please both
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
To have the right given by the government to make or sell an invention
Compounds
- NSFW
A tight arm around someone's neck from behind to stop them moving or make them pass out
- Jargon
A position where someone wraps their legs around an opponent's body or head and presses their feet together to squeeze
- Jargon
A wrestler wraps their legs around someone's body or head and squeezes them with the feet
How Firm
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hold comes from the Old English word healdan, which meant 'to hold' or 'keep', and you can see the same idea in holder, something that keeps or supports an object; so to hold is to grasp, carry, or support something.