(idiomatic) To firmly maintain one's viewpoint, principles, or situation; to refuse to change one's practices or plans.

plural of cargo hold

(of a king or other high-ranking aristocrat) To preside in a formal manner over an official assembly of courtiers and others in which entertainment is presented or affairs of state are considered.

plural of holding note

(music) A note sustained in one part, while the other parts move.

(idiomatic) To last or hold out.

(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).