Определение hold в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
- An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken
- To detain
Hold the suspect in this cell.
- To maintain, to consider
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
- To win one's own service game
- To be or remain valid; to apply; to hold true; to hold good
- To cause to wait or delay
Hold the elevator.
- The percentage the house wins on a gamble
- To have and keep possession of something
The general ordered the colonel to hold his position at all costs.
- To grasp or grip
Hold the pencil like this.
- To reserve
Hold a table for us at 7:00.
- Something reserved or kept
We have a hold here for you.
- A grasp or grip
Keep a firm hold on the handlebars.
- The cargo area of a ship, (often cargo hold)
Put that in the hold.
- A position or grip used to control the opponent
He got him in a tight hold and pinned him to the mat.
- To contain or store
This package holds six bottles.
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So I felt my way down the passage back to the vault, and recked not of the darkness, nor of Blackbeard and his crew, if only I could lay my lips to liquor. Thus I groped about the barrels till near the top of the stack my hand struck on the spile of a keg, and drawing it, I got my mouth to the hold.
- Status applied to an item being held at the Circulation Desk A valid borrower may request that a circulating book or other material be held upon its return to the Library The patron will be notified when the material becomes available
- A borrower may request that a circulating book be held upon its return The patron will be notified when it becomes available
- A hold on a book guarantees that a book checked out to another person will be saved for you when the book is returned You may request a hold on a book at the Circulation Desk
- When item needed by a library user is out to someone else, one can place a hold on the item through the library online system A hold will ensure that the library user will be next in line when the item is returned and becomes available In Webcat the term Request is used for placing a hold
- A term given to the act of holding a balance intact until an item or items have been collected By placing a hold on an account, the Bank will not permit the withdrawal of the uncollected portion of a deposit until it is certain that the items have been collected Back to Top
- (Senate only) An informal practice by which a Senator informs his or her floor leader that he or she does not wish a particular bill or other measure to reach the floor for consideration The Majority Leader need not follow the Senator's wishes, but is on notice that the opposing Senator may filibuster any motion to proceed to consider the measure
- {e} stop! stay! cease! leave off! forbear
- {n} a support, catch, power, custody, place, the interior of a ship
- {v} to support grasp, keep, retain, detain, stick, continue
- {f} have in one's hand; include, contain; keep, save; restrain; maintain, support, believe; direct, arrange; possess
- {i} grasp, grip; handle, something to grip; influence, effect; order to delay or postpone something; stronghold, secure fortified place; storage space in the hull of a ship
- 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"
- be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
- hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound"
- 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"
- A request that a circulating book be held upon its return (whether from another patron or from "missing" status) The Circulation Desk notifies the patron when it becomes available
- take and maintain control over, often by violent means; "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week"
- 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"
- support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
- resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
- 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
- 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"
- 1 During a countdown to stop counting and to wait until an impediment has been removed so that the countdown can be resumed, as in T minus 40 and holding Compare count, recycle
- To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain
- A large compartment in the lower part of a vessel where the cargo is stored In earlier days, the hold also housed the ships gear and any provisions which would be required on the voyage
- cover as for protection against noise or smell; "She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate"; "hold one's nose"
- 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"
- remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching"
- When a book or other item is currently checked out, patrons may place a "hold" on it at the circulation desk or remotely through the Novanet catalogue The person to whom it is checked out will not be permitted to renew the item, and the person placing the "hold" will be next in line to check it out after it is returned
- You can place a hold on a Library book that is checked out When the book is returned, it will be held for you, and you will receive a notice informing you that it is now available Holds can be placed by you directly using the Online Book Catalog, or you can ask for assistance at the Circulation Desk
- Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist
- remain committed to; "I hold to these ideas"
- contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
- 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
- stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting"
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
- The hold button keeps callers on the line while you call someone else to the phone, or switch to different extension to make or receive another call
- 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"
- a stronghold
- Hence: Not to move; to halt; to stop; mostly in the imperative
- A hold guarantees that when a book is returned to the circulation desk it will be saved for you
- a cell in a jail or prison
- To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to defend
- A hold is a request to have a particular item held for the requestor when that item is returned to the library A hold request does not change the due date, but does prevent the current borrower from renewing the item To put a book on hold the requestor must submit a request through CLICnet
- 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
- A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle; often called a stronghold
- organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
- is an artificial restriction which prevents a job from being selected for processing There are three types of holds, which is applied by the job owner, (or operator) which is applied by the batch operator or administrator, and which is applied by the system itself or the batch system administrator
- To restrain one's self; to refrain
- power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; "he has a hold over them"
- The amount of the leather captured within the stitch on one side of the seam, determined by how far back from the edge you pierce and how deeply you pierce (Note: depending on how you look at it, the picture above only shows a half of a Hold The rest of the hold is the other half of the piece of leather shown, and the stitching area of any other piece of leather used) These are all separate variables that must be taken into account [Saguto]
- Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued
- a cell in a jail or prison power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; "he has a hold over them" keep from exhaling or expelling; "hold your breath" remain committed to; "I hold to these ideas" assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good" hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound" aim, point, or direct; "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames" have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him" 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?" cover as for protection against noise or smell; "She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate"; "hold one's nose" support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" take and maintain control over, often by violent means; "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week" keep from departing; "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse" stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting" remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching" contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" have as a major characteristic; "The novel holds many surprises"; "The book holds in store much valuable advise
- The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; often used with the verbs take and lay
- Hold 'em
- Texas hold 'em
- hold a candle
- To compare; to be even remotely of the same quality, skill, etc. as another
The old computer just doesn't hold a candle to the latest models.
- hold a grudge
- To stay angry (at someone or something) far longer than is reasonable
I made a mistake. That's not a good reason to hold a grudge against me.
- hold a torch for
- Alternative form of carry a torch for
- hold all the aces
- To be in a strong position when one is competing with someone else, having all the advantages
- hold back
- to contain; stop
The dam can't hold back that much water.
- hold back
- to delay, especially in school
He's a year older than his classmates because he was held back in second grade.
- hold back
- to act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power
Don't hold back. Hit it as hard as you can.
- hold down
- To restrain; to check
You hold him down while I search him.
- hold down
- To continue, to hold and to manage well
I held down that job for years.
- hold forth
- To extend or offer, propose
- hold forth
- Talk at great length; expatiate; harangue
- hold hands
- Of two or more people, to clasp another's hand with one's own hand
- hold hard
- to remain still
Hold hard, here come the sheep.
- hold hostage
- To have possession or custody of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand
- hold hostage
- Any situation or leverage used to entrap or corner someone without physical restraint
- hold it
- Wait a minute; stop
Hold it. What did you say his name was?.
- hold it
- Wait to excrete when you need to
- hold off
- To delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed)
Hold off on baking until I get there.
- hold off
- To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed)
Hold off baking until I get there.
- hold off
- To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay
Let's try to hold off the lawyers until we are ready for them.
- hold on
- To keep; to store something for someone
Hold on to my umbrella while I ride the roller coaster.
- hold on
- Wait a short while
Hold on while I get my coat.
- hold on
- To persist
- hold on
- To stay loyal
He didn't give up his fandom when others were; he held on.
- hold on
- To hold, grasp, or grip
Hold on tight to the railing.
- hold one's breath
- To wait, as if breathlessly
- hold one's head above water
- Alternative form of keep one's head above water
- hold one's horses
- To be patient; to wait
I would ask everybody to hold their horses until we go through the process, ElBaradei said.
- hold one's liquor
- To be resistant to intoxication or to show few signs of intoxication, even after consuming a significant amount of alcohol
When I first came to London and fell in with Sebastian and Evangeline, neither could hold their liquor, nor judge which glass should be their last.
- hold one's own
- To demonstrate oneself to be capable; to provide a respectable performance or worthy competition; to stick up for oneself
But Ford, and Chrysler continued to hold their own against the latest competition from the Japanese.
- hold one's serve
- to win a game when one is serving
- hold one's tongue
- to keep quiet; especially, to leave something unsaid
I don't like his ideas, but I will hold my tongue.
- hold one's urine
- Not to urinate (for some period of time)
Because urinating tends to wash out the urethra, and because the urethra can be a rich source of diagnostic material, the sample will be more useful if the patient has held his urine for at least three hours.
- hold one's water
- To hold one's urine
- hold one's water
- To be patient; to control one's impulses
- hold out
- To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)
How long has he been holding out?.
- hold out
- To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward
I held out my hand, and the horrible, soft-spoken, eyeless creature gripped it in a moment like a vise. I was so much startled that I struggled to withdraw; but the blind man pulled me close up to him with a single action of his arm.
- hold out
- To withhold something
You've got a key! Why have you been holding out on me?.
- hold out
- To survive, endure
How long can they hold out without water?.
- hold out
- Alternative spelling of holdout
- hold out
- To set something aside or save it for later
Pack the boxes, but hold out a few blue ones for later.
- hold over
- something left from an earlier time
The QWERTY keyboard layout is a holdover from the days when manual typewriters jammed.
- hold over
- to save, delay
We will have to hold over these files until tomorrow.
- hold over someone's head
- To harp on; to remind continuously (especially of a misstep or defeat)
I get one parking ticket and he holds it over my head for six months.
- hold somebody's hand
- To grasp or hold a person's hand
- hold somebody's hand
- To guide somebody through the basics or assist with excessively small details
I'll give you advice on writing an article, but I won't hold your hand through the entire process.
- hold someone's feet to the fire
- To maintain personal, social, political, or legal pressure on someone in order to induce him or her to comply with one's desires; to hold someone accountable for his or her actions
He kept tabs on presidents, monitored members of Congress, held bureaucrats' feet to the fire.
- hold sway
- Be pre-eminent; have the greatest influence (over someone or something); dominate
- hold that thought
- To pause in a conversation for an interruption
- hold that thought
- Used to acknowledge that one's attention needs to be diverted from what an speaker was saying
.... and then .... / John, hold that thought. I need to take this call..
- hold the fort
- To maintain a secure position
- hold the fort
- To assume responsibility, especially in another’s absence
- hold the phone
- stop; wait; woah. What's this? Look at this!
Hold the phone! We've had this problem before, with the other machine.
- hold the phone
- To hold; to wait for someone at the other end of a telephone connection
They asked me to hold the phone while they went to look up the answer.
- hold the purse strings
- To be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility
- hold the reins
- To be in charge, to be in control, as of a business, political organization, or other group
While conservatives hold the reins at the SBC, moderates have retained control of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
- hold tight
- To hold something securely
Hold tight to that vase, and don't drop it.
- hold tight
- To hold on to something for security
Hold tight to me, the bus is going round a sharp bend.
- hold tight
- To hold something or someone closely
Hold me tight and kiss me.
- hold true
- to remain true, valid or applicable; to apply
However the case may be with societies under widely different conditions of development, the law of mass and individuality holds true of the social facts known to us.
- hold true
- to be true, valid or applicable
- hold up
- To withstand; to stand up to; to survive
hold up to heavy use.
- hold up
- to fulfil / fulfill or complete one's part of an agreement
I don't think he's holding up his end of the bargain.
- hold up
- to rob at gunpoint
The guy tried to hold up a bank.
- hold up
- To support or lift
Hold up the table while I slide this underneath.
- hold up
- To wait or delay
Hold up a minute. I want to check something.
- hold up one's end
- To hold up one's end of the bargain; to fulfill one's promise or obligation
I'm holding up my end and you had better hold up yours.
- hold water
- To withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid
Young man, he said, upon this point I can only say that your story is grossly improbable. It won't hold water..
- hold with the hare and run with the hounds
- To remain neutral by attempting to placate two factions or both sides of a controversy
Julianna needs to be careful if she keeps holding with the hare and running with the hounds; she might wind up making enemies of both labor and management.
- hold with the hare and run with the hounds
- To oppose an action or behavior and yet engage in the same action or behavior; to be a hypocrite
Well, if you ask me, Pastor Hawkins is trying to hold with the hare and run with the hounds by opposing casino gambling when his church operates a bingo game every Thursday night.
- hold your fire
- Do not discharge your weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder, now sometimes used to mean any weapon launching a projectile
- hold your fire
- Wait, don't retaliate, calm down, be quiet
Hold your fire and let me explain.
- hold'em
- Texas hold 'em
- hold-up
- Women's stockings designed to be worn without suspenders
- hold-up
- a robbery at gunpoint
This is a hold-up! Give us all your money.
- hold-up
- A delay or wait
What is the holdup?.
- hold-up play
- A play where an attacker retains possession of the ball, while the teammates can move up the field
- hold-ups
- Women's stockings designed to be worn without suspenders
Yet the conventions of cheating possess an odd kind of romance, of the love affair perpetually stalled in its first stages, when no one on the platform at Paddington knows you're only wearing hold-ups under your mac and you can briefly return to the drama of being the woman you thought had died of boredom somewhere on the thousand-and-eleventh trip to Waitrose.
- hold-ups
- plural form of hold-up
- hold dear
- value, cherish, esteem, appreciate, treasure
- hold in
- If you hold in an emotion or feeling, you do not allow yourself to express it, often making it more difficult to deal with. Depression can be traced to holding in anger Go ahead and cry. Don't hold it in
- hold by the throat
- (deyim) Completely hold your attention or emotions. Usage notes: also used in the forms 'grab by the throat' or 'take by the throat'
- hold something in high regard
- Think well of something
- Hold responsible
- hold to account
- A hold
- pause
- Holding
- ahold
- held
- occupied or in the control of; often used in combination; "enemy-held territory"
- held
- The status of a Settlement Request that is retained in the Central Scheduler be-cause it was entered as such or has been explicitly marked by the Sending Settlement Bank as not to be sent for settlement without further action by the Settlement Bank See Status for more details of statuses
- held
- occupied or in the control of; often used in combination; "enemy-held territory
- held
- Held is the name given to the actual judgement in a particular case
- held
- a: A requested item waiting collection See also Item Held b: An item is in the Library
- held
- Carried, grasped, or worn by a creature Also physically restrained (for example, a held door) Also, when italicized, immobile as the result of a spell or magical effect (such as hold person) Held characters are helpless, since they cannot move or perform any physical actions Such characters continue to breathe normally, however, and can take purely mental actions
- held
- Held is the past tense and past participle of hold. Past tense and past participle of hold. the past tense and past participle of hold
- held
- A situation where a security is temporarily not available for trading (e g Market Makers in OTC stocks or the Exchange in listed stocks are not allowed to display quotes)
- held
- A situation where a security is temporarily not available for trading (e g Market Makers are not allowed to display quotes)
- held
- past of hold
- held
- of Hold
- hold back
- withhold, fail to provide; hesitate, avoid participation; restrain; retain ownership
- hold back
- secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
- hold back
- To hold someone or something back means to prevent someone from doing something, or to prevent something from happening. Stagnation in home sales is holding back economic recovery Jake wanted to wake up, but sleep held him back
- hold back
- Portion of a construction loan withheld by a lender from a contractor until all construction work is satisfactorily completed or sufficient space is leased in a floor loan
- hold back
- If you hold something back, you keep it in reserve to use later. Farmers apparently hold back produce in the hope that prices will rise
- hold back
- restrain
- hold back
- constrain
- hold back
- keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
- hold back
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
- hold back
- An amount of money retained by a construction lender or owner until satisfactory completion of the work performed by a contractor
- hold back
- hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well"
- hold back
- If you hold back something such as tears or laughter, or if you hold back, you make an effort to stop yourself from showing how you feel. She kept trying to hold back her tears I was close to tears with frustration, but I held back
- hold back
- If you hold something back, you do not include it in the information you are giving about something. You seem to be holding something back
- hold back
- wait before acting
- hold back
- If you hold back or if something holds you back, you hesitate before you do something because you are not sure whether it is the right thing to do. The administration had several reasons for holding back Melancholy and mistrust of men hold her back
- hold back
- encumber
- hold back
- cumber
- hold by
- support, agree with
- hold down
- keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs"
- hold down
- restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"
- hold down
- If you hold down a job or a place in a team, you manage to keep it. He never could hold down a job Constant injury problems had made it tough for him to hold down a regular first team place
- hold down
- If you hold someone down, you keep them under control and do not allow them to have much freedom or power or many rights. Everyone thinks there is some vast conspiracy wanting to hold down the younger generation
- hold down
- keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs
- hold down
- restrict to preset limitations; be responsible for
- hold in
- close in or confine
- hold in
- hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well"
- hold in
- 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 off
- If you hold off doing something, you delay doing it or delay making a decision about it. The hospital staff held off taking Rosenbaum in for an X-ray They have threatened military action but held off until now
- hold off
- withstand, fight off; delay, postpone; keep at a distance; refrain from action
- hold off
- fight to a stand-off; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos back"
- hold off
- If you hold off a challenge in a race or competition, you do not allow someone to pass you. Between 1987 and 1990, Steffi Graf largely held off Navratilova's challenge for the crown
- hold off
- wait before acting
- hold off
- fight to a stand-off; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos back
- hold office
- occupy a position of authority (in a government, administration, etc.)
- hold on
- If you hold on, or hold onto something, you keep your hand on it or around it, for example to prevent the thing from falling or to support yourself. His right arm was extended up beside his head, still holding on to a coffee cup He was struggling to hold onto a rock on the face of the cliff Despite her aching shoulders, Nancy held on
- hold on
- be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
- hold on
- hold out, hang on, endure, stand firm; wait a minute, just a minute
- hold on
- If you hold on, you manage to achieve success or avoid failure in spite of great difficulties or opposition. This Government deserved to lose power a year ago. It held on
- hold on
- If you ask someone to hold on, you are asking them to wait for a short time. The manager asked him to hold on while he investigated. = hang on
- hold on
- hold firmly
- hold on
- stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"
- hold on
- stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!
- hold on
- retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
- hold on
- hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder"
- hold on to
- If you hold on to your beliefs, ideas, or principles, you continue to believe in them and do not change or abandon them if others try to influence you or if circumstances cause you to doubt them. He was imprisoned for 19 years yet held on to his belief in his people
- hold on to
- If you hold on to something that gives you an advantage, you succeed in keeping it for yourself, and prevent it from being taken away or given to someone else. Firms are now keen to hold on to the people they recruit. a politician who knew how to hold onto power
- hold on to
- If you hold on to something, you keep it for a longer time than would normally be expected. Do you think you could hold on to that report for the next day or two? People hold onto letters for years and years. = keep
- hold out
- If you hold out your hand or something you have in your hand, you move your hand away from your body, for example to shake hands with someone. `I'm Nancy Drew,' she said, holding out her hand
- hold out
- last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
- hold out
- If you hold out for something, you refuse to accept something which you do not think is good enough or large enough, and you continue to demand more. I should have held out for a better deal He can only hold out a few more weeks
- hold out
- If you say that someone is holding out on you, you think that they are refusing to give you information that you want. He had always believed that kids could sense it when you held out on them
- hold out
- hang on, endure; extent, stretch forth
