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Definition: To hold to
Hold
\Hold\, v. i.
In general, to keep one's self in a given position or
condition; to remain fixed. Hence:
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1. Not to move; to halt; to stop; -- mostly in the
imperative.
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And damned be him that first cries,
“Hold,
enough!” --Shak.
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2. Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to
remain unbroken or unsubdued.
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Our force by land hath nobly held. --Shak.
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3. Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to
endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.
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While our obedience holds. --Milton.
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The rule holds in land as all other commodities.
--Locke.
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4. Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain
attached; to cleave; -- often with with, to, or for.
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He will hold to the one and despise the other.
--Matt. vi. 24
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5. To restrain one's self; to refrain.
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His dauntless heart would fain have held
From weeping, but his eyes rebelled. --Dryden.
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6. To derive right or title; -- generally with of.
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My crown is absolute, and holds of none. --Dryden.
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His imagination holds immediately from nature.
--Hazlitt.
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Hold on! Hold up! wait; stop; forbear. [Collog] --
To hold forth
, to speak in public; to harangue; to preach.
--L'Estrange.
To hold in, to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh
and could hardly hold in.
To hold off, to keep at a distance.
To hold on, to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on.
“The
trade held on for many years,” --Swift.
To hold out, to last; to endure; to continue; to maintain
one's self; not to yield or give way.
To hold over, to remain in office, possession, etc., beyond
a certain date.
To hold to or
To hold with, to take sides with, as a
person or opinion.
To hold together, to be joined; not to separate; to remain
in union. --Dryden. --Locke.
To hold up.
(a) To support one's self; to remain unbent or unbroken;
as, to hold up under misfortunes.
(b) To cease raining; to cease to stop; as, it holds up.
--Hudibras.
(c) To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
--Collier.
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