📖 Definitions of "Holds"
noun
- 1
A grasp or grip.
"Keep a firm hold on the handlebars."
- 2
An act or instance of holding.
"Can I have a hold of the baby?"
- 3
A place where animals are held for safety
- 4
An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
"Senator X placed a hold on the bill, then went to the library and placed a hold on a book."
verb
- 1
To grasp or grip.
"Hold the pencil like this."
- 2
To contain or store.
"This package holds six bottles."
- 3
(heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.
- 4
(heading) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
noun
- 1
The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
"Put that in the hold."
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