Picknoun
A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
Holdverb
(transitive) To grasp or grip.
âHold the pencil like this.â;
Picknoun
A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.
Holdverb
(transitive) To contain or store.
âThis package holds six bottles.â;
Picknoun
A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.
Holdverb
(heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.
Picknoun
A choice; ability to choose.
Holdverb
(transitive) To have and keep possession of something.
âHold my coat for me.â; âThe general ordered the colonel to hold his position at all costs.â;
Picknoun
That which would be picked or chosen first; the best.
Holdverb
(transitive) To reserve.
âHold a table for us at 7:00.â;
Picknoun
(basketball) A screen.
Holdverb
(transitive) To cause to wait or delay.
âHold the elevator.â;
Picknoun
(lacrosse) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
Holdverb
(transitive) To detain.
âHold the suspect in this cell.â;
Picknoun
(American football) An interception.
Holdverb
(intransitive) To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).
âto hold true;â; âThe proposition holds.â;
Picknoun
(baseball) A good defensive play by an infielder.
Holdverb
To keep oneself in a particular state.
âto hold firm;â; âto hold opinionsâ;
Picknoun
(baseball) A pickoff.
Holdverb
(transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
Picknoun
(music) A tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar; a plectrum.
Holdverb
(transitive) To bear, carry, or manage.
âHe holds himself proudly erect.â; âHold your head high.â;
Picknoun
A pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
Holdverb
Not to move; to halt; to stop.
Picknoun
(obsolete) A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler.
Holdverb
(intransitive) Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
Picknoun
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.
Holdverb
To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.
âto hold one's bladder;â; âto hold one's breathâ;
Picknoun
That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.
Holdverb
(heading) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
Picknoun
(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.
âso many picks to an inchâ;
Holdverb
(transitive) To maintain, to consider, to opine.
Pickverb
To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
âDon't pick at that scab.â; âHe picked his nose.â;
Holdverb
(transitive) To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
âHe was held responsible for the actions of those under his command.â; âI'll hold him to that promise.â;
Pickverb
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.
âIt's time to pick the tomatoes.â;
Holdverb
To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
Pickverb
To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck.
âShe picked flowers in the meadow.â; âto pick feathers from a fowlâ;
Holdverb
To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
Pickverb
To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together.
âto pick ragsâ;
Holdverb
(archaic) To restrain oneself; to refrain; to hold back.
Pickverb
To remove something from somewhere with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth.
âto pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocketâ;
Holdverb
To win one's own service game.
Pickverb
To decide upon, from a set of options; to select.
âI'll pick the one with the nicest name.â; âSeek an opportunity to quarrel or argue with someone.â;
Holdverb
To take place, to occur.
Pickverb
(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.
âHe didn't pick the googly, and was bowled.â;
Holdverb
To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
âElections will be held on the first Sunday of next month.â;
Pickverb
(music) To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.
âHe picked a tune on his banjo.â;
Holdverb
(archaic) To derive right or title.
Pickverb
To open (a lock) with a wire, lock pick, etc.
Holdnoun
A grasp or grip.
âKeep a firm hold on the handlebars.â;
Pickverb
To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.
Holdnoun
A place where animals are held for safety
Pickverb
To do anything fastidiously or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.
Holdnoun
An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
âSenator X placed a hold on the bill, then went to the library and placed a hold on a book.â;
Pickverb
To steal; to pilfer.
Holdnoun
Something reserved or kept.
âWe have a hold here for you.â;
Pickverb
(obsolete) To throw; to pitch.
Holdnoun
Power over someone or something.
Pickverb
(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.
Holdnoun
The ability to persist.
Pickverb
(ambitransitive) To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points.
âto pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc.â;
Holdnoun
The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
Pickverb
To throw; to pitch.
âAs high as I could pick my lance.â;
Holdnoun
(wrestling) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
âHe got him in a tight hold and pinned him to the mat.â;
Pickverb
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.
Holdnoun
(exercise) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
Pickverb
To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc.
Holdnoun
(gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
âThe House Hold on the game is 10,000, this is the amount of decision or risk the house wishes to assume.â;
Pickverb
To open (a lock) as by a wire.
Holdnoun
(gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
âAs of Monday night the total Melbourne Cup hold was $848,015â;
Pickverb
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.
Holdnoun
(tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
Pickverb
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.
âDid you pick Master Slender's purse?â; âHe picks clean teeth, and, busy as he seemsWith an old tavern quill, is hungry yet.â;
Holdnoun
The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
Pickverb
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.
Holdnoun
A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
Pickverb
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.
Holdnoun
A pause facility.
Pickverb
To trim.
Holdnoun
The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
Pickverb
To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.
âWhy stand'st thou picking? Is thy palate sore?â;
Holdnoun
(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.
Pickverb
To do anything nicely or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.
Holdnoun
The cargo area of a ship or aircraft, (often cargo hold).
âPut that in the hold.â;
Pickverb
To steal; to pilfer.
Holdadjective
(obsolete) Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.
Picknoun
A sharp-pointed tool for picking; - often used in composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock.
Holdnoun
The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.
Picknoun
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.
Holdnoun
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.
âNe have I not twelve pence within mine hold.â; âThou should'st lay hold upon him.â; âMy soul took hold on thee.â; âTake fast hold of instruction.â;
Picknoun
A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler.
Holdnoun
The authority or ground to take or keep; claim.
âThe law hath yet another hold on you.â;
Picknoun
Choice; right of selection; as, to have one's pick; in cat breeding, the owner of a stud gets the pick of the litter.
âFrance and Russia have the pick of our stables.â;
Holdnoun
Binding power and influence.
âFear . . . by which God and his laws take the surest hold of.â;
Picknoun
That which would be picked or chosen first; the best; as, the pick of the flock.
Holdnoun
Something that may be grasped; means of support.
âIf a man be upon an high place without rails or good hold, he is ready to fall.â;
Picknoun
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.
Holdnoun
A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody; guard.
âThey . . . put them in hold unto the next day.â; âKing Richard, he is in the mighty holdOf Bolingbroke.â;
Picknoun
That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.
Holdnoun
A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle; - often called a stronghold.
âNew comers in an ancient holdâ;
Picknoun
The blow which drives the shuttle, - the rate of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per minute;
Holdnoun
A character [thus ] placed over or under a note or rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged; - called also pause, and corona.
Picknoun
the person or thing chosen or selected;
âhe was my pick for mayorâ;
Holdverb
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.
âThe loops held one curtain to another.â; âThy right hand shall hold me.â; âThey all hold swords, being expert in war.â; âIn vain he seeks, that having can not hold.â; âFrance, 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.â;
Picknoun
the quantity of a crop that is harvested;
âhe sent the first picking of berries to the marketâ; âit was the biggest peach pick in yearsâ;
Holdverb
To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to defend.
âWe mean to hold what anciently we claimOf deity or empire.â;
Picknoun
the best people or things in a group;
âthe cream of England's young men were killed in the Great Warâ;
Holdverb
To have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to derive title to; as, to hold office.
âThis noble merchant held a noble house.â; âOf him to hold his seigniory for a yearly tribute.â; âAnd now the strand, and now the plain, they held.â;
Picknoun
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
Holdverb
To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
âWe can not hold mortality's strong hand.â; âDeath! what do'st? O, hold thy blow.â; âHe had not sufficient judgment and self-command to hold his tongue.â;
Picknoun
a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
Holdverb
To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
âHold not thy peace, and be not still.â; âSeedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost,Shall hold their course.â;
Picknoun
a thin sharp implement used for picking;
âhe used a pick to clean dirt out of the cracksâ;
Holdverb
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.
âI would hold more talk with thee.â;
Picknoun
a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends;
âthey used picks and sledges to break the rocksâ;
Holdverb
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.
âBroken cisterns that can hold no water.â; âOne sees more devils than vast hell can hold.â;
Picknoun
a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body;
âhe was called for setting an illegal pickâ;
Holdverb
To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
âStand fast and hold the traditions which ye have been taught.â; âBut still he held his purpose to depart.â;
Picknoun
the act of choosing or selecting;
âyour choice of colors was unfortunateâ; âyou can take your pickâ;
Holdverb
To consider; to regard; to esteem; to account; to think; to judge.
âI hold him but a fool.â; âI shall never hold that man my friend.â; âThe Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.â;
Pickverb
select carefully from a group;
âShe finally picked her successorâ; âHe picked his way carefullyâ;
Holdverb
To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his head high.
âLet him hold his fingers thus.â; âO, fie! to receive favors, return falsehoods,And hold a lady in hand.â;
Pickverb
look for and gather;
âpick mushroomsâ; âpick flowersâ;
Holdverb
In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence:
Pickverb
harass with constant criticism;
âDon't always pick on your little brotherâ;
Holdverb
Not to move; to halt; to stop; - mostly in the imperative.
âAnd damned be him that first cries, "Hold, enough!"â;
Pickverb
provoke;
âpick a fight or a quarrelâ;
Holdverb
Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
âOur force by land hath nobly held.â;
Pickverb
remove in small bits;
âpick meat from a boneâ;
Holdverb
Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.
âWhile our obedience holds.â; âThe rule holds in land as all other commodities.â;
Pickverb
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits;
âClean the turkeyâ;
Holdverb
Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave; - often with with, to, or for.
âHe will hold to the one and despise the other.â;
Pickverb
pilfer or rob;
âpick pocketsâ;
Holdverb
To restrain one's self; to refrain.
âHis dauntless heart would fain have heldFrom weeping, but his eyes rebelled.â;
Pickverb
pay for something;
âpick up the tabâ; âpick up the burden of high-interest mortgagesâ; âfoot the billâ;
Holdverb
To derive right or title; - generally with of.
âMy crown is absolute, and holds of none.â; âHis imagination holds immediately from nature.â;
Pickverb
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion;
âhe plucked the strings of his mandolinâ;
Holdnoun
the act of grasping;
âhe released his clasp on my armâ; âhe has a strong grip for an old manâ; âshe kept a firm hold on the railingâ;
Pickverb
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example;
âPick open the iceâ;
Holdnoun
understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something;
âhe has a good grasp of accounting practicesâ;
Pickverb
hit lightly with a picking motion
Holdnoun
power by which something or someone is affected or dominated;
âhe has a hold over themâ;
Pickverb
eat intermittently; take small bites of;
âHe pieced at the sandwich all morningâ; âShe never eats a full meal--she just nibblesâ;
Holdnoun
time during which some action is awaited;
âinstant replay caused too long a delayâ; âhe ordered a hold in the actionâ;
Pickverb
detach and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing
âI went to pick some flowers for Jenny's roomâ;
Holdnoun
a state of being confined (usually for a short time);
âhis detention was politically motivatedâ; âthe prisoner is on holdâ; âhe is in the custody of policeâ;
Pickverb
take hold of and lift or move
âpicking her up, he carried her from the roomâ; âhe picked a match out of the ashtrayâ;
Holdnoun
a stronghold
Pickverb
take hold of and lift up one's ball, especially when conceding a hole.
Holdnoun
a cell in a jail or prison
Pickverb
choose (someone or something) from a number of alternatives
âMaggie picked on a nice reliable chapâ; âmaybe I picked the wrong careerâ; âhe was picked for the England squadâ;
Holdnoun
the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it;
âhe grabbed the hammer by the handleâ; âit was an old briefcase but it still had a good gripâ;
Pickverb
walk slowly and carefully, selecting the best places to put one's feet
âhe picked his way along the track, avoiding the potholesâ;
Holdnoun
the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
Pickverb
repeatedly pull at something with one's fingers
âthe old woman was picking at the sheetâ;
Holdverb
organize or be responsible for;
âhold a receptionâ; âhave, throw, or make a partyâ; âgive a courseâ;
Pickverb
make (a hole) in fabric by pulling at it with one's fingers
âshe picked a hole in her tightsâ;
Holdverb
keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,
âkeep cleanâ; âhold in placeâ; âShe always held herself as a ladyâ; âThe students keep me on my toesâ;
Pickverb
eat food in small amounts or without much appetite
âshe picked at her breakfastâ;
Holdverb
have or hold in one's hands or grip;
âHold this bowl for a moment, pleaseâ; âA crazy idea took hold of himâ;
Pickverb
remove unwanted matter from (one's nose or teeth) by using one's finger or a pointed instrument
âhe picked his teeth with a matchstickâ;
Holdverb
to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement;
âThis holds the local until the express passengers change trainsâ; âAbout a dozen animals were held inside the stockadeâ; âThe illegal immigrants were held at a detention centerâ; âThe terrorists held the journalists for ransomâ;
Pickverb
criticize someone in a petty way
âdon't start picking at Ruthâ;
Holdverb
have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices;
âShe bears the title of Duchessâ; âHe held the governorship for almost a decadeâ;
Pickverb
pluck the strings of (a guitar or banjo)
âpeople were singing and picking guitarsâ;
Holdverb
have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense;
âShe has $1,000 in the bankâ; âHe has got two beautiful daughtersâ; âShe holds a Master's degree from Harvardâ;
Picknoun
an act or the right of selecting something from a number of alternatives
âLaura should have first pickâ; âtake your pick from our extensive menuâ;
Holdverb
keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view;
âtake for grantedâ; âview as importantâ; âhold these truths to be self-evidentâ; âI hold him personally responsibleâ;
Picknoun
the person or thing perceived as the best in a group
âhe was the pick of the bunchâ;
Holdverb
contain or hold; have within;
âThe jar carries wineâ; âThe canteen holds fresh waterâ; âThis can contains waterâ;
Picknoun
someone or something that has been selected
âthe club made him their first pickâ;
Holdverb
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits;
âmoderate your alcohol intakeâ; âhold your tongueâ; âhold your temperâ; âcontrol your angerâ;
Picknoun
an act of blocking or screening a defensive player from the ball handler.
Holdverb
remain in a certain state, position, or condition;
âThe weather heldâ; âThey held on the road and kept marchingâ;
Picknoun
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.
Holdverb
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings);
âbear a grudgeâ; âentertain interesting notionsâ; âharbor a resentmentâ;
Picknoun
an instrument for picking
âan ebony hair pickâ;
Holdverb
assert or affirm;
âRousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently goodâ;
Picknoun
a plectrum
âa pink guitar pickâ;
Holdverb
remain committed to;
âI hold to these ideasâ;
Holdverb
secure and keep for possible future use or application;
âThe landlord retained the security depositâ; âI reserve the right to disagreeâ;
Holdverb
be the physical support of; carry the weight of;
âThe beam holds up the roofâ; âHe supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beamâ; âWhat's holding that mirror?â;
Holdverb
hold the attention of;
âThe soprano held the audienceâ; âThis story held our interestâ; âShe can hold an audience spellboundâ;
Holdverb
keep from exhaling or expelling;
âhold your breathâ;
Holdverb
support or hold in a certain manner;
âShe holds her head highâ; âHe carried himself uprightâ;
Holdverb
have room for; hold without crowding;
âThis hotel can accommodate 250 guestsâ; âThe theater admits 300 peopleâ; âThe auditorium can't hold more than 500 peopleâ;
Holdverb
be capable of holding or containing;
âThis box won't take all the itemsâ; âThe flask holds one gallonâ;
Holdverb
be valid, applicable, or true;
âThis theory still holdsâ;
Holdverb
take and maintain control over, often by violent means;
âThe dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a weekâ;
Holdverb
protect against a challenge or attack;
âHold that position behind the trees!â; âHold the bridge against the enemy's attacksâ;
Holdverb
declare to be;
âShe was declared incompetentâ; âjudge held that the defendant was innocentâ;
Holdverb
have as a major characteristic;
âThe novel holds many surprisesâ; âThe book holds in store much valuable adviseâ;
Holdverb
cause to stop;
âHalt the enginesâ; âArrest the progressâ; âhalt the pressesâ;
Holdverb
bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted;
âHe's held by a contractâ; âI'll hold you by your promiseâ;
Holdverb
cover as for protection against noise or smell;
âShe held her ears when the jackhammer started to operateâ; âhold one's noseâ;
Holdverb
drink alcohol without showing ill effects;
âHe can hold his liquorâ; âhe had drunk more than he could carryâ;
Holdverb
be pertinent or relevant or applicable;
âThe same laws apply to you!â; âThis theory holds for all irrational numbersâ; âThe same rules go for everyoneâ;
Holdverb
arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance;
âreserve me a seat on a flightâ; âThe agent booked tickets to the show for the whole familyâ; âplease hold a table at Maxim'sâ;
Holdverb
resist or confront with resistance;
âThe politician defied public opinionâ; âThe new material withstands even the greatest wear and tearâ; âThe bridge heldâ;
Holdverb
keep from departing;
âHold the taxiâ; âHold the horseâ;
Holdverb
stop dealing with;
âhold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meetingâ;
Holdverb
aim, point, or direct;
âHold the fire extinguisher directly on the flamesâ;
Holdverb
be in accord; be in agreement;
âWe agreed on the terms of the settlementâ; âI can't agree with you!â; âI hold with those who say life is sacredâ; âBoth philosophers concord on this pointâ;