(transitive) to hold; to take hold of; to grip; to grab / (transitive) to catch, hunt / (transitive) to rent, hire, take on, employ / (transitive) to hold back; to restrain / (transitive) to look after, watch over / (transitive) to take up, cover, envelop, fill / (transitive) to back, support, approve of, like / (transitive) to keep (one's promise, one's word) / (transitive) to accord with, be consistent with, jibe with, agree with / (transitive) to do, make sth. (in a certain way) / (intransitive) (for someone's curse) to be realized, come true, come to pass / (intransitive) (for something) to total, come to a total of, come to, amount to, add up to / (intransitive) (for an amount of time) to pass / (intransitive) to stick, adhere

to keep a diary / to keep a journal / logging

to hold down