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(verb)
(holding, held) transitive verb: to take and keep in one's possession; to grasp; to maintain in a certain position or condition; to retain; to contain; to own, to occupy; to support, sustain; to remain firm; to carry on, as a meeting; to regard; to believe, to consider; to bear or carry oneself; (with back) to withhold; to restrain; (with down) to restrain; (inf.) to manage to retain one's job, etc; (with forth) to offer (eg an inducement); (with off) to keep apart; (with up) to delay; to hinder; to commit an armed robbery.
intransitive verb: to go on being firm, loyal, etc; to remain unbroken or unyielding; to be true or valid; to continue; (with back) to refrain; (with forth) to speak at length; (with off) to wait, to refrain; (with on) to maintain a grip on; to persist; (inf.) to keep a telephone line open.
> hold (1)
(noun)
the act or manner of holding; grip; a dominating force on a person.
> holdable
(adjective)
> holder
(noun)
> hold (2)
(noun)
the storage space in a ship or aircraft used for cargo.