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<cs><col>To hold a wager</col>, <cd>to lay or hazard a wager. <i>Swift</i>.</cd> -- <col>To hold forth</col>, <cd>to offer; to exhibit; to propose; to put forward. "The propositions which books <i>hold forth<i> and pretend to teach." <i>Locke</i>.</cd> -- <col>To held in</col>, <cd>to restrain; to curd.</cd> -- <col>To hold in hand</col>, <cd>to toy with; to keep in expectation; to have in one's power. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd>

<blockquote>O, fie! to receive favors, return falsehoods, And <b>hold</b> a lady in <b>hand</b>. <i>Beaw. & Fl.</i></blockquote>

--<col>To hold in play</col>, <cd>to keep under control; to dally with. <i>Macaulay</i>.</cd> -- <col>To hold off</col>, <cd>to keep at a distance.</cd> -- <col>To hold on</col>, <cd>to hold in being, continuance or position; as, <i>to hold</i> a rider <i>on</i>.</cd> -- <col>To hold one's day</col>, <cd>to keep one's appointment. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>Chaucer</i>.</cd> -- <col>To hold one's own</col>. <-- Note! There is no (b) in the original --><sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To keep good one's present condition absolutely or relatively; not to fall off, or to lose ground; as, a ship <i>holds her own</i> when she does not lose ground in a race or chase; a man <i>holds his own</i> when he does not lose strength or weight.</cd> -- <col>To hold one's peace</col>, <cd>to keep silence.</cd>- <col>To hold out</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To extend; to offer.</cd> "Fortune <i>holds out</i> these to you as rewards." <i>B. Jonson</i>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To continue to do or to suffer; to endure. "He can not long <i>hold out</i> these pangs." <i>Shak</i>.</cd> -- <col>To hold up</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To raise; to lift; as, <i>hold up</i> your head.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To support; to sustain.</cd> "He <i>holds</i> himself <i>up</i> in virtue."<i>Sir P. Sidney</i>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To exhibit; to display; as, he was <i>held up</i> as an example.</cd> <sd>(d)</sd> <cd>To rein in; to check; to halt; as, <i>hold up</i> your horses.</cd> -- <col>To hold water</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Literally, to retain water without leaking; hence (<mark>Fig</mark>.), to be whole, sound, consistent, without gaps or holes; -- commonly used in a negative sense; as, his statements will not <i>hold water</i>. <mark>[Collog.]</mark></cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>To hold the oars steady in the water, thus checking the headway of a boat.</cd></cs>

<h1>Hold</h1> <Xpage=698>

<hw>Hold</hw>, <tt>n. i.</tt> <def>In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence:</def>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Not to more; to halt; to stop;-mostly in the imperative.</def>

<blockquote>And damned be him that first cries, "<b>Hold</b>, enough!" <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.</def>

<blockquote>Our force by land hath nobly <b>held</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.</def>

<blockquote>While our obedience <b>holds</b>. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The rule <b>holds</b> in land as all other commodities. <i>Locke.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave;-often with <i>with</i>, <i>to</i>, or <i>for</i>.</def>

<blockquote>He will <b>hold</b> to the one and despise the other. <i>Matt. vi. 24</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>To restrain one's self; to refrain.</def>

<blockquote>His dauntless heart would fain have <b>held</b> From weeping, but his eyes rebelled. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>To derive right or title; -- generally with <i>of</i>.</def>

<blockquote>My crown is absolute, and <b>holds</b> of none. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>His imagination <b>holds</b> immediately from nature. <i>Hazlitt.</i></blockquote>

<cs><mcol><col>Hold on!</col> <col>Hold up!</col> <cd>wait; stop; forbear.</cd> <mark>[Collog]</mark> -- <col>To hold forth</col></mcol>, <cd>to speak in public; to harangue; to preach. <i>L'Estrange</i>.</cd> -- <col>To hold in</col>, <cd>to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh and could hardly <i>hold in<i>.</cd> -- <col>To hold off</col>, <cd>to keep at a distance.</cd> -- <col>To hold on</col>, <cd>to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on. "The trade <i>held on<i> for many years," <i>Swift</i>.</cd> -- <col>To hold out</col>, <cd>to last; to endure; to continue; to maintain one's self; not to yield or give way.</cd> -- <col>To hold over</col>, <cd>to remain in office, possession, etc., beyond a certain date.</cd> -- <col>To hold to &or; with</col>, <cd>to take sides with, as a person or opinion.</cd> -- <col>To hold together</col>, <cd>to be joined; not to separate; to remain in union. <i>Dryden</i>. <i>Locke</i>.</cd> -- <col>To hold up</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To support one's self; to remain unbent or unbroken; as, to <i>hold up<i> under misfortunes.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To cease raining; to cease to stop; as, it <i>holds up<i>. <i>Hudibras</i>.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground. <i>Collier</i>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Hold</h1> <Xpage=698>

<hw>Hold</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs <i>take</i> and <i>lay</i>.</def>

<blockquote>Ne have I not twelve pence within mine <b>hold</b>. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Thou should'st lay <b>hold</b> upon him. <i>B. Jonson.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>My soul took <b>hold</b> on thee. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Take fast <b>hold</b> of instruction. <i>Pror. iv. 13.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The authority or ground to take or keep; claim.</def>

<blockquote>The law hath yet another <b>hold</b> on you. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>