[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hold \hold\, v. t. 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. halla, goth.
   haldan to feed, tend the cattle; of unknown origin. gf.
   avast, halt, hod.
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   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.
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            the loops held one curtain to another. --ex. xxxvi.
                                                  12.
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            thy right hand shall hold me.         --ps. cxxxix.
                                                  10.
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            they all hold swords, being expert in war. --cant.
                                                  iii. 8.
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            in vain he seeks, that having can not hold.
                                                  --spenser.
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            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.
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   2. to retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or
      authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to
      defend.
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            we mean to hold what anciently we claim
            of deity or empire.                   --milton.
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   3. to have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to
      derive title to; as, to hold office.
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            this noble merchant held a noble house. --chaucer.
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            of him to hold his seigniory for a yearly tribute.
                                                  --knolles.
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            and now the strand, and now the plain, they held.
                                                  --dryden.
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   4. to impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to
      bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
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            we can not hold mortality's strong hand. --shak.
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            death what do'st? o, hold thy blow.  --grashaw.
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            he had not sufficient judgment and self-command to
            hold his tongue.                      --macaulay.
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   5. to maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute,
      as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to
      sustain.
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            hold not thy peace, and be not still. --ps. lxxxiii.
                                                  1.
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            seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost,
            shall hold their course.              --milton.
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   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.
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            i would hold more talk with thee.     --shak.
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   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.
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            broken cisterns that can hold no water. --jer. ii.
                                                  13.
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            one sees more devils than vast hell can hold.
                                                  --shak.
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   8. to accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or
      privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to
      sustain.
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            stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have
            been taught.                          --2 thes.
                                                  ii.15.
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            but still he held his purpose to depart. --dryden.
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   9. to consider; to regard; to esteem; to account; to think;
      to judge.
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            i hold him but a fool.                --shak.
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            i shall never hold that man my friend. --shak.
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            the lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his
            name in vain.                         --ex. xx. 7.
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   10. to bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he
       holds his head high.
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             let him hold his fingers thus.       --shak.
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   to hold a wager, to lay or hazard a wager. --swift.

   to hold forth,
       a v. t.to offer; to exhibit; to propose; to put
           forward. "the propositions which books hold forth and
           pretend to teach." --locke.
       b v. i. 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.
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            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.
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see also:
held holding holden avast halt hod 
to hold a wager to hold forth to held in to hold in hand to hold in play 
to hold off to hold on to hold one's day to hold one's own to hold one's peace 
to hold out to hold up to hold water 

[2] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

holden, la
  zip codes: 70744
holden, ma
  zip codes: 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 codes: 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

[3] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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

[4] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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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