(transitive) To detain in conversation to the point of weariness; to bore; to buttonhole.

Alternative form of chokehold.

Alternative form of smallholding

To purport that (someone) is an example of (something, usually positive).

(transitive) To cause to stay together. / (figuratively, idiomatic) Synonym of hold it together: to cope with adversity. / (intransitive) To stay together.

Alternative form of crossholding

Alternative form of crossholding

plural of cross holding

plural of cross-holding

present participle of hold true