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English

1. 🔊 a cell in a jail or prison
2. 🔊 a stronghold
3. 🔊 power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
   “he has a hold over them”
4. 🔊 time during which some action is awaited
   “instant replay caused too long a delay”
5. 🔊 understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
   “he has a good grasp of accounting practices”
6. 🔊 a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
   “his detention was politically motivated”
7. 🔊 the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
8. 🔊 the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
   “he grabbed the hammer by the handle”
9. 🔊 the act of grasping
   “he released his clasp on my arm”
10. 🔊 keep from exhaling or expelling
    “hold your breath”
11. 🔊 remain committed to
    “I hold to these ideas”
12. 🔊 assert or affirm
    “Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good”
13. 🔊 hold the attention of
    “The soprano held the audience”
14. 🔊 aim, point, or direct
    “Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames”
15. 🔊 have or hold in one's hands or grip
    “Hold this bowl for a moment, please”
16. 🔊 be the physical support of
    “The beam holds up the roof”
17. 🔊 cover as for protection against noise or smell
    “She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate”
18. 🔊 support or hold in a certain manner
    “She holds her head high”
19. 🔊 organize or be responsible for
    “hold a reception”
20. 🔊 take and maintain control over, often by violent means
    “The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week”
21. 🔊 keep from departing
    “Hold the taxi”
22. 🔊 stop dealing with
    “hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting”
23. 🔊 remain in a certain state, position, or condition
    “The weather held”
24. 🔊 contain or hold
    “The jar carries wine”
25. 🔊 have as a major characteristic
    “The novel holds many surprises”
26. 🔊 keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
    “take for granted”
27. 🔊 be in accord
    “We agreed on the terms of the settlement”
28. 🔊 drink alcohol without showing ill effects
    “He can hold his liquor”
29. 🔊 cause to stop
    “Halt the engines”
30. 🔊 secure and keep for possible future use or application
    “The landlord retained the security deposit”
31. 🔊 have rightfully
    “She bears the title of Duchess”
32. 🔊 arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
    “reserve me a seat on a flight”
33. 🔊 be valid, applicable, or true
    “This theory still holds”
34. 🔊 be pertinent or relevant or applicable
    “The same laws apply to you!”
35. 🔊 have room for
    “This hotel can accommodate 250 guests”
36. 🔊 declare to be
    “She was declared incompetent”
37. 🔊 bind by an obligation
    “He's held by a contract”
38. 🔊 protect against a challenge or attack
    “Hold that position behind the trees!”
39. 🔊 to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
    “This holds the local until the express passengers change trains”
40. 🔊 maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
    “bear a grudge”

Spanish

1. 🔊 asidero hold
2. 🔊 hold hold
3. 🔊 contener to hold
4. 🔊 haber to hold, to possess
5. 🔊 aguantar to hold, withhold, hold back, retain (breath, urine)
6. 🔊 ostentar to hold, to possess (a title, position, nobility etc.)
7. 🔊 celebrar to hold, to organize (a formal event, conference, meeting etc.)
8. 🔊 sostener to hold, to hold up, to prop up, to sustain, to underpin (physically)

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