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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hold \Hold\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed, tend (the cattle); of unknown origin. Gf. {Avast}, {Halt}, {Hod}.]
1. 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. --Ex. xxxvi. 12.
Thy right hand shall hold me. --Ps. cxxxix. 10.
They all hold swords, being expert in war. --Cant. iii. 8.
In vain he seeks, that having can not hold. --Spenser.
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. --Shak.
2. 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 claim Of deity or empire. --Milton.
3. 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. --Chaucer.
Of him to hold his seigniory for a yearly tribute. --Knolles.
And now the strand, and now the plain, they held. --Dryden.
4. 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. --Shak.
Death! what do'st? O, hold thy blow. --Grashaw.
He had not sufficient judgment and self-command to hold his tongue. --Macaulay.
5. 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. --Ps. lxxxiii. 1.
Seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost, Shall hold their course. --Milton.
6. 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. --Shak.
7. 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. --Jer. ii. 13.
One sees more devils than vast hell can hold. --Shak.
8. 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. --2 Thes. ii.15.
But still he held his purpose to depart. --Dryden.
9. To consider; to regard; to esteem; to account; to think; to judge.
I hold him but a fool. --Shak.
I shall never hold that man my friend. --Shak.
The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. --Ex. xx. 7.
10. To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his head high.
Let him hold his fingers thus. --Shak.
{To hold a wager}, to lay or hazard a wager. --Swift.
{To hold forth}, (a) verb (used with an object)to offer; to exhibit; to propose; to put forward. ''The propositions which books hold forth and pretend to teach.'' --Locke. (b) verb (used without an object) To talk at length; to harangue.
{To held in}, to restrain; to curd.
{To hold in hand}, to toy with; to keep in expectation; to have in one's power. [Obs.]
O, fie! to receive favors, return falsehoods, And hold a lady in hand. --Beaw. & Fl.
{To hold in play}, to keep under control; to dally with. --Macaulay.
{To hold off}, to keep at a distance.
{To hold on}, to hold in being, continuance or position; as, to hold a rider on.
{To hold one's day}, to keep one's appointment. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
{To hold one's own}. To keep good one's present condition absolutely or relatively; not to fall off, or to lose ground; as, a ship holds her own when she does not lose ground in a race or chase; a man holds his own when he does not lose strength or weight.
{To hold one's peace}, to keep silence.
{To hold out}. (a) To extend; to offer. ''Fortune holds out these to you as rewards.'' --B. Jonson. (b) To continue to do or to suffer; to endure. ''He can not long hold out these pangs.'' --Shak.
{To hold up}. (a) To raise; to lift; as, hold up your head. (b) To support; to sustain. ''He holds himself up in virtue.''--Sir P. Sidney. (c) To exhibit; to display; as, he was held up as an example. (d) To rein in; to check; to halt; as, hold up your horses. (e) to rob, usually at gunpoint; -- often with the demand to ''hold up'' the hands. (f) To delay.
{To hold water}. (a) Literally, to retain water without leaking; hence (Fig.), to be whole, sound, consistent, without gaps or holes; -- commonly used in a negative sense; as, his statements will not hold water. [Colloq.] (b) (Naut.) To hold the oars steady in the water, thus checking the headway of a boat.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Holden, LA Zip code(s): 70744 Holden, MA Zip code(s): 01520 Holden, MO (city, FIPS 32572) Location: 38.71344 N, 93.98912 W Population (1990): 2389 (1045 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64040 Holden, UT (town, FIPS 35960) Location: 39.09993 N, 112.26892 W Population (1990): 402 (155 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Holden, WV (CDP, FIPS 37948) Location: 37.81439 N, 82.06666 W Population (1990): 1246 (512 housing units) Area: 25.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Holden, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 2510 Housing Units (2000): 1089 Land area (2000): 2.411618 sq. miles (6.246061 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.008452 sq. miles (0.021891 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.420070 sq. miles (6.267952 sq. km) FIPS code: 32572 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 38.714455 N, 93.990513 W ZIP Codes (1990): 64040 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Holden, MO Holden
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Holden, UT -- U.S. town in Utah Population (2000): 400 Housing Units (2000): 162 Land area (2000): 0.548948 sq. miles (1.421770 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.548948 sq. miles (1.421770 sq. km) FIPS code: 35960 Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49 Location: 39.099889 N, 112.269695 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Holden, UT Holden
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Holden, WV -- U.S. Census Designated Place in West Virginia Population (2000): 1105 Housing Units (2000): 488 Land area (2000): 9.773928 sq. miles (25.314355 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 9.773928 sq. miles (25.314355 sq. km) FIPS code: 37948 Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54 Location: 37.818640 N, 82.061541 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Holden, WV Holden
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