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.

plural of hold

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hold

Archaic spelling of hold.

Archaic spelling of hold.

(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of hold

Alternative form of ahold

(transitive) To keep to oneself; to prevent from escaping. / (intransitive, dated) To restrain oneself.