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

water \wa"ter\ wadd"t~er, n. as. waeter; akin to os.
   watar, ofries. wetir, weter, lg.  d. water, g. wasser, ohg.
   wazzar, icel. vatn, sw. vatten, dan. vand, goth. wat=o, o.
   slav.  russ. voda, gr. 'y`dwr, skr. udan water, ud to wet,
   and perhaps to l. unda wave. root137. cf. dropsy,
   hydra, otter, wet, whisky.
   1. the fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and
      which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc. "we will drink
      water." --shak. "powers of fire, air, water, and earth."
      --milton.
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   note: pure water consists of hydrogen and oxygen, h2o, and
         is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, transparent
         liquid, which is very slightly compressible. at its
         maximum density, 39deg fahr. or 4deg c., it is the
         standard for specific gravities, one cubic centimeter
         weighing one gram. it freezes at 32deg fahr. or
         0deg c. and boils at 212deg fahr. or 100deg c.
         see ice, steam. it is the most important natural
         solvent, and is frequently impregnated with foreign
         matter which is mostly removed by distillation; hence,
         rain water is nearly pure. it is an important
         ingredient in the tissue of animals and plants, the
         human body containing about two thirds its weight of
         water.
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   2. a body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or
      other collection of water.
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            remembering he had passed over a small water a poor
            scholar when first coming to the university, he
            kneeled.                              --fuller.
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   3. any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling
      water; esp., the urine.
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   4. pharm. a solution in water of a gaseous or readily
      volatile substance; as, ammonia water. --u. s. pharm.
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   5. the limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a
      diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is,
      perfectly pure and transparent. hence, of the first water,
      that is, of the first excellence.
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   6. a wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted
      to linen, silk, metals, etc. see water, v. t., 3,
      damask, v. t., and damaskeen.
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   7. an addition to the shares representing the capital of a
      stock company so that the aggregate par value of the
      shares is increased while their value for investment is
      diminished, or "diluted." brokers' cant
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   note: water is often used adjectively and in the formation of
         many self-explaining compounds; as, water drainage;
         water gauge, or water-gauge; waterfowl, water-fowl, or
         water fowl; water-beaten; water-borne, water-circled,
         water-girdled, water-rocked, etc.
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   hard water. see under hard.

   inch of water, a unit of measure of quantity of water,
      being the quantity which will flow through an orifice one
      inch square, or a circular orifice one inch in diameter,
      in a vertical surface, under a stated constant head; also
      called miner's inch, and water inch. the shape of the
      orifice and the head vary in different localities. in the
      western united states, for hydraulic mining, the standard
      aperture is square and the head from 4 to 9 inches above
      its center. in europe, for experimental hydraulics, the
      orifice is usually round and the head from 1/2 of an inch
      to 1 inch above its top.

   mineral water, waters which are so impregnated with foreign
      ingredients, such as gaseous, sulphureous, and saline
      substances, as to give them medicinal properties, or a
      particular flavor or temperature.

   soft water, water not impregnated with lime or mineral
      salts.

   to hold water. see under hold, v. t.

   to keep one's head above water, to keep afloat; fig., to
      avoid failure or sinking in the struggles of life.
      colloq.

   to make water.
      a to pass urine. --swift.
      b naut. to admit water; to leak.

   water of crystallization chem., the water combined with
      many salts in their crystalline form. this water is
      loosely, but, nevertheless, chemically, combined, for it
      is held in fixed and definite amount for each substance
      containing it. thus, while pure copper sulphate, cuso4,
      is a white amorphous substance, blue vitriol, the
      crystallized form, cuso4.5h2o, contains five molecules
      of water of crystallization.

   water on the brain med., hydrocephalus.

   water on the chest med., hydrothorax.
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   note: other phrases, in which water occurs as the first
         element, will be found in alphabetical order in the
         vocabulary.
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see also:
dropsy hydra otter wet whisky h2o 
ice steam water damask damaskeen 
hard water hard inch of water miner's inch water inch 
mineral water soft water to hold water hold to keep one's head above water 
to make water water of crystallization cuso4 cuso4.5h2o water on the brain 
water on the chest 

First Water >> F Words
First Water, definition of term: First Water
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Get Hold >> G Words
Get Hold, definition of term: Get Hold
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Ammonia Water >> A Words
Ammonia Water, definition of term: Ammonia Water
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Feed Water >> F Words
Feed Water, definition of term: Feed Water
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Distilled Water >> D Words
Distilled Water, definition of term: Distilled Water
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Congress Water >> C Words
Congress Water, definition of term: Congress Water
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Florida Water R >> F Words
Florida Water R, definition of term: Florida Water R
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