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hold
verb
-
hold
,
holding
,
holds
,
held
to
keep
something
in
your
hand
,
arms
,
or
another
part
of
the
body
without
letting
it
go
•
Please
hold
the
ladder
steady
while
I
climb
.
Please
hold
the
ladder
steady
while
I
climb
.
•
She
held
her
baby
close
to
keep
him
warm
.
She
held
her
baby
close
to
keep
him
warm
.
verb
-
hold
,
holding
,
holds
,
held
to
have
enough
space
or
strength
to
contain
,
carry
,
or
support
something
•
This
bottle
holds
one
litre
of
water
.
This
bottle
holds
one
litre
of
water
.
•
The
stadium
can
hold
fifty
thousand
fans
.
The
stadium
can
hold
fifty
thousand
fans
.
verb
-
hold
,
holding
,
holds
,
held
to
organize
and
have
a
meeting
,
event
,
or
activity
•
The
university
will
hold
a
graduation
ceremony
in
June
.
The
university
will
hold
a
graduation
ceremony
in
June
.
•
Our
club
holds
meetings
every
Friday
afternoon
.
Our
club
holds
meetings
every
Friday
afternoon
.
verb
-
hold
,
holding
,
holds
,
held
to
keep
someone
waiting
or
to
stop
something
for
a
short
time
•
Please
hold
the
line
while
I
transfer
your
call
.
Please
hold
the
line
while
I
transfer
your
call
.
•
Passengers
had
to
hold
until
the
storm
passed
.
Passengers
had
to
hold
until
the
storm
passed
.
noun
the
act
or
way
of
gripping
something
tightly
•
He
tightened
his
hold
on
the
rope
.
He
tightened
his
hold
on
the
rope
.
•
She
lost
her
hold
and
slipped
.
She
lost
her
hold
and
slipped
.
verb
-
hold
,
holding
,
holds
,
held
to
continue
to
be
true
,
effective
,
or
in
the
same
state
•
Your
invitation
still
holds
.
Your
invitation
still
holds
.
•
The
rule
holds
in
every
case
.
The
rule
holds
in
every
case
.
noun
control
or
influence
over
something
or
someone
•
The
company
has
a
strong
hold
on
the
market
.
The
company
has
a
strong
hold
on
the
market
.
•
Fear
had
a
hold
over
him
.
Fear
had
a
hold
over
him
.
household
noun
all
the
people
who
live
together
in
the
same
home
,
thought
of
as
one
unit
•
There
are
six
people
in
my
household
,
so
we
use
a
lot
of
electricity
.
There
are
six
people
in
my
household
,
so
we
use
a
lot
of
electricity
.
•
Each
household
on
the
street
received
a
survey
about
recycling
.
Each
household
on
the
street
received
a
survey
about
recycling
.
Old
English
hūs
“
house
”
+
hāld
“
keeper
,
inhabitant
,”
later
shifting
to
mean
the
people
living
in
a
house
.
threshold
noun
A
strip
of
wood
,
stone
,
or
metal
forming
the
bottom
part
of
a
doorway
that
you
step
over
when
entering
or
leaving
a
room
or
building
.
•
She
tripped
over
the
threshold
as
she
hurried
into
the
house
.
She
tripped
over
the
threshold
as
she
hurried
into
the
house
.
•
A
new
welcome
mat
lay
on
the
wooden
threshold
of
their
cottage
.
A
new
welcome
mat
lay
on
the
wooden
threshold
of
their
cottage
.
Old
English
therscold
,
threscold
,
of
Germanic
origin
;
related
to
thresh
(
verb
)
and
the
notion
of
treading
.
noun
The
level
,
point
,
or
moment
at
which
something
begins
,
changes
,
or
has
an
effect
,
especially
marking
the
start
of
a
new
stage
.
•
Scientists
believe
we
are
on
the
threshold
of
a
major
discovery
.
Scientists
believe
we
are
on
the
threshold
of
a
major
discovery
.
•
At
eighteen
,
she
stood
on
the
threshold
of
adulthood
.
At
eighteen
,
she
stood
on
the
threshold
of
adulthood
.
Figurative
sense
recorded
from
the
19th
century
,
extending
the
idea
of
stepping
over
a
doorway
into
a
new
space
.
noun
The
minimum
intensity
,
value
,
or
level
that
a
stimulus
,
signal
,
or
process
must
reach
before
it
produces
a
response
or
change
.
•
The
sensor
lights
up
only
when
the
sound
level
crosses
the
threshold
.
The
sensor
lights
up
only
when
the
sound
level
crosses
the
threshold
.
•
Doctors
tested
his
hearing
threshold
in
a
silent
booth
.
Doctors
tested
his
hearing
threshold
in
a
silent
booth
.
Technical
usage
arose
in
physiology
and
engineering
in
the
early
20th
century
to
describe
measurable
limit
points
.