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Synonyms for HELD: clutched, clenched, gripped, grabbed, carried, cradled, took, clung (to); Antonyms of HELD: gave, handed, dropped, delivered, released, rendered, relinquished, yielded.
The meaning of HOLD is to have possession or ownership of or have at one's disposal. How to use hold in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hold.
Anything that's held is controlled or kept by someone (or something). A city, for example, might be held by an attacking army. A rebel-held town is occupied by an invading group of rebels, and a Republican-held government is controlled by that particular political party.
Meaning of hold in English. hold. verb. us / hoʊld / uk / həʊld / held | held. hold verb (SUPPORT) Add to word list. A2 [ T ] to take and keep something in your hand or arms: Can you hold the bag while I open the door? He was holding a gun. hold someone's hand The little girl held her mother's hand.
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to engage in; preside over; carry on: to hold a meeting. to keep back from action; hinder; restrain: Fear held him from acting. to have the ownership or use of; keep as one's own; occupy: to hold political office. Synonyms: own, possess. to contain or be capable of containing: This bottle holds a quart. to bind or make accountable to an obligation:
Check pronunciation: held. Definition of held verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
