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held [held] VB

held pt, pp of hold

I. hold [həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

1. hold (grasp, grip):

to take hold of sb/sth
to catch hold of sb/sth

2. hold (thing to hold by):

3. hold (wrestling):

4. hold (control):

5. hold:

hold naut
hold AVIAT

6. hold (delayed):

to be on hold tel

7. hold (understand):

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

1. hold:

2. hold (support):

3. hold (keep, retain):

to hold sb in custody LAW

4. hold (maintain):

5. hold (make sb keep to or adhere to):

6. hold (control):

7. hold (delay, stop):

to hold sb's phone calls tel

8. hold (contain):

9. hold (possess, own):

10. hold (make happen, organise):

11. hold (believe):

III. hold [həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB intr

1. hold (continue):

2. hold (stick):

3. hold (believe):

I. hold [həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

1. hold (grasp, grip):

to take hold of sb/sth
to catch hold of sb/sth

2. hold (thing to hold by):

3. hold (wrestling):

4. hold (control):

5. hold:

hold naut
hold AVIAT

6. hold (delayed):

to be on hold tel

7. hold (understand):

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

1. hold:

2. hold (support):

3. hold (keep, retain):

to hold sb in custody LAW

4. hold (maintain):

5. hold (make sb keep to or adhere to):

6. hold (control):

7. hold (delay, stop):

to hold sb's phone calls tel

8. hold (contain):

9. hold (possess, own):

10. hold (make happen, organise):

11. hold (believe):

III. hold [həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB intr

1. hold (continue):

2. hold (stick):

3. hold (believe):

hold against VB trans always sep

I. hold back VB trans

hold back (keep):

Phrases:

II. hold back VB intr

1. hold back (be unforthcoming):

2. hold back (refrain):

hold down VB trans

1. hold down (prevent sb from getting up):

2. hold down:

3. hold down (control, suppress):

hold forth VB intr

hold in VB trans

hold in emotion:

I. hold off VB trans

hold off enemy:

II. hold off VB intr

hold on VB intr

1. hold on (affix, attach):

to be held on by/with sth

2. hold on (manage to keep going):

3. hold on (wait):

hold onto VB trans insep

1. hold onto (grasp, grip tightly):

2. hold onto (keep, retain):

3. hold onto (keep, not throw away):

I. hold out VB trans

II. hold out VB intr

1. hold out (offer, chance):

2. hold out (manage to resist):

3. hold out (refuse to give sth):

hold over VB trans

1. hold over:

2. hold over Am (extend):

hold to VB trans insep

I. hold together VB intr

II. hold together VB trans

hold under VB trans insep

I. hold up VB trans

1. hold up (put in the air, raise):

2. hold up (delay):

3. hold up (rob with violence):

4. hold up (offer as example):

II. hold up VB intr

hold up weather
hold up material

hold with VB trans insep

hold-up [ˈhəʊldʌp, Am ˈhoʊld-] N

1. hold-up (robbery):

2. hold-up (delay):

Present
Ihold
youhold
he/she/itholds
wehold
youhold
theyhold
Past
Iheld
youheld
he/she/itheld
weheld
youheld
theyheld
Present Perfect
Ihaveheld
youhaveheld
he/she/ithasheld
wehaveheld
youhaveheld
theyhaveheld
Past Perfect
Ihadheld
youhadheld
he/she/ithadheld
wehadheld
youhadheld
theyhadheld