Hold

Pronunciation: /ˈhoʊld/

Hold (verb)

  1. Use your hands to keep something in place.
  2. Arrange or conduct a meeting, party, or event.
  3. Remember or consider something in your thoughts.

Examples

  • She can hold the book with one hand.
  • He held the rope tightly during the climb.

Common collocations: hold a pen, hold hands, hold a conference, hold a party, hold a belief

Hold (noun)

  1. The way you use your hand to keep something.
  2. Power or control over something or someone.

Examples

  • He lost his hold on the slippery surface.
  • Her hold on the handle was firm.

Synonyms of Hold

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Hold

  • when letting go of something
  • when freeing or relinquishing