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Pick vs. Hold — What's the Difference?

Pick vs. Hold — What's the Difference?

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Pick

Detach and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing
I went to pick some flowers for Jenny's room

Hold

To have and keep in one's grasp
Held the reins tightly.

Pick

Choose (someone or something) from a number of alternatives
Maggie picked on a nice reliable chap
Maybe I picked the wrong career
He was picked for the England squad

Hold

To aim or direct; point
Held a hose on the fire.

Pick

Repeatedly pull at something with one's fingers
The old woman was picking at the sheet
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Hold

To keep from falling or moving; support
A nail too small to hold the mirror.
Hold the horse steady.
Papers that were held together with staples.

Pick

Pluck the strings of (a guitar or banjo)
People were singing and picking guitars

Hold

To sustain the pressure of
The old bridge can't hold much weight.

Pick

An act or the right of selecting something from a number of alternatives
Laura should have first pick
Take your pick from our extensive menu

Hold

To keep from departing or getting away
Hold the bus! Hold the dog until I find the leash.

Pick

An act of blocking or screening a defensive player from the ball handler.

Hold

To keep in custody
Held the suspect for questioning.

Pick

A tool consisting of a long handle set at right angles in the middle of a curved iron or steel bar with a point at one end and a chisel edge or point at the other, used for breaking up hard ground or rock.

Hold

To retain (one's attention or interest)
Televised sports can't hold my interest.

Pick

An instrument for picking
An ebony hair pick

Hold

To avoid letting out or expelling
The swimmer held her breath while underwater.

Pick

To select from a group
The best swimmer was picked.

Hold

To be filled by; contain
This drawer holds socks.

Pick

To gather in; harvest
They were picking cotton.

Hold

To be capable of holding
A pitcher that holds a quart.

Pick

To gather the harvest from
Picked the field in one day.

Hold

To have as a chief characteristic or quality
The film holds many surprises.

Pick

To remove the outer covering of; pluck
Pick a chicken clean of feathers.

Hold

To have in store
Let's see what the future holds.

Pick

To tear off bit by bit
Pick meat from the bones.

Hold

To have and maintain in one's possession
Holds a great deal of property.

Pick

To remove extraneous matter from (the teeth, for example).

Hold

To have as a responsible position or a privilege
Held the governorship for six years.

Pick

To poke and pull at (something) with the fingers.

Hold

To have in recognition of achievement or superiority
Holds the record for the one-mile race.
Holds the respect of her peers.

Pick

To break up, separate, or detach by means of a sharp pointed instrument.

Hold

To maintain control over
Thieves held the stolen painting for ransom.

Pick

To pierce or make (a hole) with a sharp pointed instrument.

Hold

To maintain occupation of by force or coercion
Protesters held the embassy for a week.

Pick

To take up (food) with the beak; peck
The parrot picked its seed.

Hold

To withstand the efforts or advance of (an opposing team, for example).

Pick

To steal the contents of
My pocket was picked.

Hold

To maintain in a given condition, situation, or action
The storyteller held the crowd spellbound.

Pick

To open (a lock) without the use of a key.

Hold

To impose control or restraint on; curb
She held her temper.

Pick

To provoke
Pick a fight.

Hold

To stop the movement or progress of
Hold the presses!.

Pick

To pluck (an instrument's strings).

Hold

To reserve or keep back from use
Please hold two tickets for us. Hold the relish on that hamburger.

Pick

To play (an instrument) by plucking its strings.

Hold

To defer the immediate handling of
The receptionist held all calls during the meeting.

Pick

To play (a tune) in this manner
Picked a melody out on the guitar.

Hold

To own or have title to.

Pick

To decide with care or forethought.

Hold

To be in possession of, whether legally entitled or not
Holds an interest in the company.

Pick

To work with a pick.

Hold

To bind by a contract.

Pick

To find fault or make petty criticisms; carp
He's always picking about something.

Hold

To adjudge or decree
The court held that the defendant was at fault.

Pick

To be harvested or gathered
The ripe apples picked easily.

Hold

To make accountable; obligate
He held me to my promise.

Pick

To throw (a shuttle) across a loom.

Hold

To keep in the mind or convey as a judgment, conviction, or point of view
Holds that this economic program is the only answer to high prices.

Pick

The act of picking, especially with a sharp pointed instrument.

Hold

To assert or affirm, especially formally
This doctrine holds that people are inherently good.

Pick

The act of selecting or choosing; choice
Got first pick of the desserts.

Hold

To regard in a certain way
I hold you in high esteem.

Pick

Something selected as the most desirable; the best or choicest part
The pick of the crop.

Hold

To cause to take place; carry on
Held the race in Texas.
Hold a yard sale.

Pick

The amount or quantity of a crop that is picked by hand.

Hold

To assemble for and conduct the activity of; convene
Held a meeting of the board.

Pick

(Sports) An interception of a pass.

Hold

To carry or support (the body or a bodily part) in a certain position
Can the baby hold herself up yet? Hold up your leg.

Pick

(Basketball) A screen.

Hold

To cover (the ears or the nose, for example) especially for protection
Held my nose against the stench.

Pick

A tool for breaking hard surfaces, consisting of a curved bar sharpened at both ends and fitted to a long handle.

Hold

To maintain a grasp or grip on something.

Pick

Something, such as an ice pick, toothpick, or picklock, used for picking.

Hold

To stay securely fastened
The chain held.

Pick

A long-toothed comb, usually designed for use on curly hair.

Hold

To maintain a desired or accustomed position or condition
Hopes the weather will hold.

Pick

A pointed projection on the front of the blade of a figure skate.

Hold

To withstand stress, pressure, or opposition
The defense held. We held firm on the negotiations.

Pick

(Music) A plectrum.

Hold

To continue in the same direction
The ship held to an easterly course.

Pick

A weft thread in weaving.

Hold

To be valid, applicable, or true
The observation still holds in cases like this.

Pick

A passage or throw of the shuttle in a loom.

Hold

To halt an intended action. Often used in the imperative.

Pick

A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.

Hold

To stop the countdown during a missile or spacecraft launch.

Pick

A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.

Hold

(Slang) To have in one's possession illicit or illegally obtained material or goods, especially narcotics
The suspect was holding.

Pick

A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.

Hold

The act or a means of grasping.

Pick

A choice; ability to choose.

Hold

A manner of grasping an opponent, as in wrestling or aikido
A neck hold.
An arm hold.

Pick

That which would be picked or chosen first; the best.

Hold

Something that may be grasped or gripped, as for support.

Pick

(music) A tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar; a plectrum.

Hold

A control or adjustor on a television that keeps the screen image in proper position
Adjusted the horizontal hold.

Pick

An anchor.

Hold

A telephone service that allows one to temporarily interrupt a call without severing the connection.

Pick

(basketball) A screen.

Hold

A bond or force that attaches or restrains, or by which something is affected or dominated
A writer with a strong hold on her readership.

Pick

(lacrosse) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.

Hold

Complete control
Has a firm hold on the complex issues.

Pick

(American football) An interception.

Hold

Full understanding
Has a good hold on physics.

Pick

(baseball) A good defensive play by an infielder.

Hold

The sustaining of a note longer than its indicated time value.

Pick

(baseball) A pickoff.

Hold

The symbol designating this pause; a fermata.

Pick

A pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.

Hold

A direction or indication that something is to be reserved or deferred.

Pick

(obsolete) A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler.

Hold

A temporary halt, as in a countdown.

Pick

A particle of ink or paper embedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and causing a spot on a printed sheet.

Hold

A prison cell.

Pick

That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.

Hold

The state of being in confinement; custody.

Pick

(weaving) The blow that drives the shuttle, used in calculating the speed of a loom (in picks per minute); hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread.
So many picks to an inch

Hold

(Archaic) A fortified place; a stronghold.

Pick

(AU) Pasture; feed, for animals.

Hold

The lower interior part of a ship or airplane where cargo is stored.

Pick

To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
Don't pick at that scab.
He picked his nose.

Hold

(transitive) To grasp or grip.
Hold the pencil like this.

Pick

To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.
It's time to pick the tomatoes.

Hold

(transitive) To contain or store.
This package holds six bottles.

Pick

To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck.
She picked flowers in the meadow.
To pick feathers from a fowl

Hold

(heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.

Pick

To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together.
To pick rags

Hold

(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.

Pick

To remove something from somewhere with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth.
To pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket

Hold

(transitive) To reserve.
Hold a table for us at 7:00.

Pick

To decide upon, from a set of options; to select.
I'll pick the one with the nicest name.

Hold

(transitive) To cause to wait or delay.
Hold the elevator.

Pick

(transitive) To seek (a fight or quarrel) where the opportunity arises.

Hold

(transitive) To detain.
Hold the suspect in this cell.

Pick

(cricket) To recognise the type of ball being bowled by a bowler by studying the position of the hand and arm as the ball is released.
He didn't pick the googly, and was bowled.

Hold

To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).
To hold true;
The proposition holds.

Pick

(music) To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.
He picked a tune on his banjo.

Hold

To keep oneself in a particular state.
To hold firm

Pick

To open (a lock) with a wire, lock pick, etc.

Hold

(transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.

Pick

To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.

Hold

(transitive) To bear, carry, or manage.
He holds himself proudly erect.
Hold your head high.

Pick

To do anything fastidiously or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.
I gingerly picked my way between the thorny shrubs.

Hold

Not to move; to halt; to stop.

Pick

To steal; to pilfer.

Hold

(intransitive) Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.

Pick

(obsolete) To throw; to pitch.

Hold

To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.
To hold one's bladder;
To hold one's breath

Pick

(dated) To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.

Hold

(heading) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.

Pick

(ambitransitive) To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points.
To pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc.

Hold

(transitive) To maintain, to consider, to opine.

Pick

(basketball) To screen.

Hold

(transitive) To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
He was held responsible for the actions of those under his command.
I'll hold him to that promise.

Pick

To intercept a pass from the offense as a defensive player.
The pass was almost picked, but the tight end was able to hold on.

Hold

To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.

Pick

To throw; to pitch.
As high as I could pick my lance.

Hold

To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.

Pick

To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.

Hold

(archaic) To restrain oneself; to refrain; to hold back.

Pick

To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc.

Hold

To win one's own service game.

Pick

To open (a lock) as by a wire.

Hold

To take place, to occur.

Pick

To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck; to gather, as fruit from a tree, flowers from the stalk, feathers from a fowl, etc.

Hold

To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
Elections will be held on the first Sunday of next month.

Pick

To remove something from with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth; as, to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket.
Did you pick Master Slender's purse?
He picks clean teeth, and, busy as he seemsWith an old tavern quill, is hungry yet.

Hold

(archaic) To derive right or title.

Pick

To choose; to select; to separate as choice or desirable; to cull; as, to pick one's company; to pick one's way; - often with out.

Hold

(imperative) In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
One ham-and-cheese sandwich; hold the mustard.
A martini, please, and hold the olive.

Pick

To take up; esp., to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together; as, to pick rags; - often with up; as, to pick up a ball or stones; to pick up information.

Hold

To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.

Pick

To trim.

Hold

A grasp or grip.
Keep a firm hold on the handlebars.

Pick

To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.
Why stand'st thou picking? Is thy palate sore?

Hold

An act or instance of holding.
Can I have a hold of the baby?

Pick

To do anything nicely or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.

Hold

A place where animals are held for safety

Pick

To steal; to pilfer.

Hold

An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
Senator X placed a hold on the bill, then went to the library and placed a hold on a book.

Pick

A sharp-pointed tool for picking; - often used in composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock.

Hold

Something reserved or kept.
We have a hold here for you.

Pick

A heavy iron tool, curved and sometimes pointed at both ends, wielded by means of a wooden handle inserted in the middle, - used for digging ino the ground by quarrymen, roadmakers, etc.; also, a pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.

Hold

Power over someone or something.

Pick

A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler.

Hold

The ability to persist.

Pick

Choice; right of selection; as, to have one's pick; in cat breeding, the owner of a stud gets the pick of the litter.
France and Russia have the pick of our stables.

Hold

The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.

Pick

That which would be picked or chosen first; the best; as, the pick of the flock.

Hold

(wrestling) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
He got him in a tight hold and pinned him to the mat.

Pick

A particle of ink or paper imbedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and occasioning a spot on a printed sheet.

Hold

(exercise) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time

Pick

That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.

Hold

(gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
The House Hold on the game is 10,000, this is the amount of decision or risk the house wishes to assume.

Pick

The blow which drives the shuttle, - the rate of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per minute;

Hold

(gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
As of Monday night the total Melbourne Cup hold was $848,015

Pick

The person or thing chosen or selected;
He was my pick for mayor

Hold

(tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.

Pick

The quantity of a crop that is harvested;
He sent the first picking of berries to the market
It was the biggest peach pick in years

Hold

The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.

Pick

The best people or things in a group;
The cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War

Hold

A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.

Pick

The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

Hold

A pause facility.

Pick

A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

Hold

The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.

Pick

A thin sharp implement used for picking;
He used a pick to clean dirt out of the cracks

Hold

(baseball) A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.

Pick

A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends;
They used picks and sledges to break the rocks

Hold

(aviation) A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.

Pick

A basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body;
He was called for setting an illegal pick

Hold

The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
We watched our luggage being loaded into the hold of the plane.

Pick

The act of choosing or selecting;
Your choice of colors was unfortunate
You can take your pick

Hold

(obsolete) Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.

Pick

Select carefully from a group;
She finally picked her successor
He picked his way carefully

Hold

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

Pick

Look for and gather;
Pick mushrooms
Pick flowers

Hold

The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; grip; possession; - often used with the verbs take and lay.
Ne have I not twelve pence within mine hold.
Thou should'st lay hold upon him.
My soul took hold on thee.
Take fast hold of instruction.

Pick

Harass with constant criticism;
Don't always pick on your little brother

Hold

The authority or ground to take or keep; claim.
The law hath yet another hold on you.

Pick

Provoke;
Pick a fight or a quarrel

Hold

Binding power and influence.
Fear . . . by which God and his laws take the surest hold of.

Pick

Remove in small bits;
Pick meat from a bone

Hold

Something that may be grasped; means of support.
If a man be upon an high place without rails or good hold, he is ready to fall.

Pick

Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits;
Clean the turkey

Hold

A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody; guard.
They . . . put them in hold unto the next day.
King Richard, he is in the mighty holdOf Bolingbroke.

Pick

Pilfer or rob;
Pick pockets

Hold

A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle; - often called a stronghold.
New comers in an ancient hold

Pick

Pay for something;
Pick up the tab
Pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages
Foot the bill

Hold

A character [thus ] placed over or under a note or rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged; - called also pause, and corona.

Pick

Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion;
He plucked the strings of his mandolin

Hold

To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain.
The loops held one curtain to another.
Thy right hand shall hold me.
They all hold swords, being expert in war.
In vain he seeks, that having can not hold.
France, thou mayst hold a serpent by the tongue, . . . A fasting tiger safer by the tooth,Than keep in peace that hand which thou dost hold.

Pick

Attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example;
Pick open the ice

Hold

To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to defend.
We mean to hold what anciently we claimOf deity or empire.

Pick

Hit lightly with a picking motion

Hold

To have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to derive title to; as, to hold office.
This noble merchant held a noble house.
Of him to hold his seigniory for a yearly tribute.
And now the strand, and now the plain, they held.

Pick

Eat intermittently; take small bites of;
He pieced at the sandwich all morning
She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles

Hold

To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
We can not hold mortality's strong hand.
Death! what do'st? O, hold thy blow.
He had not sufficient judgment and self-command to hold his tongue.

Hold

To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
Hold not thy peace, and be not still.
Seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost,Shall hold their course.

Hold

To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a festival, a session, etc.; hence, to direct and bring about officially; to conduct or preside at; as, the general held a council of war; a judge holds a court; a clergyman holds a service.
I would hold more talk with thee.

Hold

To receive and retain; to contain as a vessel; as, this pail holds milk; hence, to be able to receive and retain; to have capacity or containing power for.
Broken cisterns that can hold no water.
One sees more devils than vast hell can hold.

Hold

To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
Stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have been taught.
But still he held his purpose to depart.

Hold

To consider; to regard; to esteem; to account; to think; to judge.
I hold him but a fool.
I shall never hold that man my friend.
The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Hold

To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his head high.
Let him hold his fingers thus.
O, fie! to receive favors, return falsehoods,And hold a lady in hand.

Hold

In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence:

Hold

Not to move; to halt; to stop; - mostly in the imperative.
And damned be him that first cries, "Hold, enough!"

Hold

Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
Our force by land hath nobly held.

Hold

Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.
While our obedience holds.
The rule holds in land as all other commodities.

Hold

Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave; - often with with, to, or for.
He will hold to the one and despise the other.

Hold

To restrain one's self; to refrain.
His dauntless heart would fain have heldFrom weeping, but his eyes rebelled.

Hold

To derive right or title; - generally with of.
My crown is absolute, and holds of none.
His imagination holds immediately from nature.

Hold

The act of grasping;
He released his clasp on my arm
He has a strong grip for an old man
She kept a firm hold on the railing

Hold

Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something;
He has a good grasp of accounting practices

Hold

Power by which something or someone is affected or dominated;
He has a hold over them

Hold

Time during which some action is awaited;
Instant replay caused too long a delay
He ordered a hold in the action

Hold

A state of being confined (usually for a short time);
His detention was politically motivated
The prisoner is on hold
He is in the custody of police

Hold

A stronghold

Hold

A cell in a jail or prison

Hold

The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it;
He grabbed the hammer by the handle
It was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip

Hold

The space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo

Hold

Organize or be responsible for;
Hold a reception
Have, throw, or make a party
Give a course

Hold

Keep 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

Have or hold in one's hands or grip;
Hold this bowl for a moment, please
A crazy idea took hold of him

Hold

To close within bounds, limit or hold back from 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

Have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices;
She bears the title of Duchess
He held the governorship for almost a decade

Hold

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

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

Hold

Contain or hold; have within;
The jar carries wine
The canteen holds fresh water
This can contains water

Hold

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

Remain in a certain state, position, or condition;
The weather held
They held on the road and kept marching

Hold

Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings);
Bear a grudge
Entertain interesting notions
Harbor a resentment

Hold

Assert or affirm;
Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good

Hold

Remain committed to;
I hold to these ideas

Hold

Secure and keep for possible future use or application;
The landlord retained the security deposit
I reserve the right to disagree

Hold

Be the physical support of; carry the weight of;
The beam holds up the roof
He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
What's holding that mirror?

Hold

Hold the attention of;
The soprano held the audience
This story held our interest
She can hold an audience spellbound

Hold

Keep from exhaling or expelling;
Hold your breath

Hold

Support or hold in a certain manner;
She holds her head high
He carried himself upright

Hold

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

Be capable of holding or containing;
This box won't take all the items
The flask holds one gallon

Hold

Be valid, applicable, or true;
This theory still holds

Hold

Take and maintain control over, often by violent means;
The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week

Hold

Protect against a challenge or attack;
Hold that position behind the trees!
Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks

Hold

Declare to be;
She was declared incompetent
Judge held that the defendant was innocent

Hold

Have as a major characteristic;
The novel holds many surprises
The book holds in store much valuable advise

Hold

Cause to stop;
Halt the engines
Arrest the progress
Halt the presses

Hold

Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted;
He's held by a contract
I'll hold you by your promise

Hold

Cover as for protection against noise or smell;
She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate
Hold one's nose

Hold

Drink alcohol without showing ill effects;
He can hold his liquor
He had drunk more than he could carry

Hold

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

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

Resist or confront with resistance;
The politician defied public opinion
The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
The bridge held

Hold

Keep from departing;
Hold the taxi
Hold the horse

Hold

Stop dealing with;
Hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting

Hold

Aim, point, or direct;
Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames

Hold

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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