All hold synonyms
hold
H h verb hold
- seat β something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- comprise β If you say that something comprises or is comprised of a number of things or people, you mean it has them as its parts or members.
- assemble β When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting.
- preside β to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- officiate β to perform the office of a member of the clergy, as at a divine service.
- solemnize β to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
- bottle up β If you bottle up strong feelings, you do not express them or show them, especially when this makes you tense or angry.
- hang on β the way in which a thing hangs.
- keep out β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- lock up β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- stay put β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- enjoy β Take delight or pleasure in (an activity or occasion).
- cheque β A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
- enclose β Surround or close off on all sides.
- fasten β to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- attach β If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
- wedge β a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer. Compare machine (def 3b).
- fix β to repair; mend.
- swear by β to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
- cuddle β If you cuddle someone, you put your arms round them and hold them close as a way of showing your affection.
- lap up β (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline.
- enfold β Surround; envelop.
- set store by β an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- store β an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stow β Nautical. to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them. to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use.
- take stock in β a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- take in β the act of taking.
- shut in β closed; fastened up: a shut door.
- remand β to send back, remit, or consign again.
- incarcerate β to imprison; confine.
- opine β Hold and state as one's opinion.
- entertain β Provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment.
noun hold
- grasp β to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- embrace β An act of holding someone closely in one's arms.
- clamp β A clamp is a device that holds two things firmly together.
- possession β the act or fact of possessing.
- footing β the basis or foundation on which anything is established.
- foothold β a place or support for the feet; a place where a person may stand or walk securely.
- handhold β a grip with the hand or hands.
- toehold β a small ledge or niche just large enough to support the toes, as in climbing.
- support β to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- power β a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- claim β If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
- command β If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
- spell β a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel.
- cargo bay β the large central area of the space shuttle orbiter's fuselage in which payloads and their support equipment are carried. Also called payload bay. Compare bay2 (def 2a).
- storeroom β a room in which stores are kept.
- compartment β A compartment is one of the separate spaces into which a railway carriage is divided.
- storage β the act of storing; state or fact of being stored: All my furniture is in storage.