(transitive) To grasp or grip. / (transitive) To contain or store. / (transitive) To have and keep possession of something. / (transitive) To reserve. / (transitive) To cause to wait or delay.

A grasp or grip. / An act or instance of holding. / A place where animals are held for safety / An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.

(nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).

(obsolete) Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.

To grasp or grip firmly. / (idiomatic) To keep; to store something for someone. / (idiomatic) Wait a short while. / (idiomatic) To remain loyal. / (idiomatic) To persist.

(idiomatic) Delayed; postponed; suspended. / Waiting on a telephone call. / On reserve; being held for someone. / Pertaining to a telephone hold state.

(imperative) Wait a minute; stop. / To wait to excrete when one needs to. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, it.

Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds. / A determination of law made by a court. / A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another. / (obsolete) Logic; consistency.

present participle of hold

plural of holding