S: (v) keep (keep%2:42:00::), maintain (maintain%2:42:00::), hold (hold%2:42:00::) (cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean') "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
S: (v) hold (hold%2:35:00::), take hold (take_hold%2:35:00::) (have or hold in one's hands or grip) "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him"
S: (v) have (have%2:40:00::), have got (have_got%2:40:00::), hold (hold%2:40:00::) (have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense) "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
S: (v) restrain (restrain%2:35:00::), confine (confine%2:35:01::), hold (hold%2:35:03::), constrain (constrain%2:35:00::) (to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement) "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
S: (v) bear (bear%2:40:00::), hold (hold%2:40:04::) (have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices) "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"
S: (v) reserve (reserve%2:41:00::), hold (hold%2:41:00::), book (book%2:41:01::) (arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance) "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"
S: (v) hold (hold%2:31:04::) (hold the attention of) "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound"
S: (v) hold (hold%2:31:10::) (remain committed to) "I hold to these ideas"
S: (v) apply (apply%2:42:00::), hold (hold%2:42:04::), go for (go_for%2:42:00::) (be pertinent or relevant or applicable) "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"
S: (v) hold (hold%2:42:12::) (stop dealing with) "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting"
S: (v) hold (hold%2:41:13::) (keep from departing) "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse"
S: (v) hold (hold%2:41:14::) (take and maintain control over, often by violent means) "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week"
S: (v) hold (hold%2:35:09::) (cover as for protection against noise or smell) "She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate"; "hold one's nose"
S: (v) carry (carry%2:34:00::), hold (hold%2:34:00::) (drink alcohol without showing ill effects) "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
S: (v) hold (hold%2:33:00::) (aim, point, or direct) "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames"