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I . hold [həʊld] N

1. hold (grasp):

hold
prijem m
to catch [or grab] [or get [a]] hold of sb/sth
grab hold of my hand
to keep hold of sth
sb loses hold of sth
to take hold fig fire, epidemic

2. hold SPORTS:

hold on

3. hold TELEC:

to be on hold
to put sb on hold

4. hold (delay):

to be on hold
to put sth on hold

5. hold (control):

get [a] hold of yourself!
to have a [strong] hold on [or over]sb

7. hold (understand):

to get hold of sth

8. hold:

hold NAUT, AVIAT

II . hold <held, held> [həʊld] VB trans

2. hold (support):

hold

4. hold (delay, stop):

hold
hold it [right there]!
stoj!
OK, hold it! PHOTO
to hold one's breath
to hold the front page
to hold the line

hold against VB trans to hold sth against sb

II . hold back VB intr (refrain)

hold forth VB intr to hold forth [about sth]

hold
hold

hold in VB trans

I . hold off VB trans

1. hold MIL:

hold enemy
odbijati [perf odbiti]

2. hold (postpone):

hold

hold on VB intr

1. hold (affix, attach):

2. hold (manage to keep going):

hold

3. hold (wait):

hold on!
hold on!

hold onto VB trans

1. hold (grasp):

hold

2. hold (keep):

hold

I . hold out VB trans

II . hold out VB intr

1. hold (manage to resist):

hold
to hold out for sth

2. hold (refuse to give information):

to hold out on sb

hold over VB trans

1. hold (defer):

hold

2. hold Am (extend):

hold

hold to VB intr

hold together VB intr, trans

hold

I . hold up VB trans

1. hold (raise):

hold
to hold up one's hand

II . hold up N (violent robbery)

hold

hold with VB trans to hold with sth

hold
hold

ˈhold-up N

1. hold-up (crime):

2. hold-up (delay):

zastoj m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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She is the first female magician in history to hold this position.
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New third-generation bearings can hold over 9,000 times their weight, at extremely high speeds.
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His first one-man exhibition followed two years later - he was to hold more than 100 one-man exhibitions during his painting career.
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This allows to create a media event and to hold attention.
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He was the third person to hold this position.
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Some vehicles use other techniques to hold liquid at the inlet, as once the main engines are ignited, ullage motors are no longer required.
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Together they hold responsibility for student admissions as well as helping students through daily life, such as UCAS and employment issues.
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Sometimes, orangutans will strip leaves from a branch and hold them in front of their mouth when making the sound.
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He got hold of the rocket launcher which was near him, and fired at one of the tanks.
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The dam depends on 117,000 cubic yards of concrete, and 600,000 yards of dirt fill to hold back the water.
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