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hold on
(mass) | hold on
- počkať |
hold on
(encz) | hold on,počkat v: Zdeněk Brož |
hold on
(encz) | hold on,přidržet v: Zdeněk Brož |
hold on
(encz) | hold on,vytrvat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Hold on
(gcide) | Hold \Hold\, v. i.
In general, to keep one's self in a given position or
condition; to remain fixed. Hence:
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1. Not to move; to halt; to stop; -- mostly in the
imperative.
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And damned be him that first cries, "Hold, enough!"
--Shak.
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2. Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to
remain unbroken or unsubdued.
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Our force by land hath nobly held. --Shak.
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3. Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to
endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.
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While our obedience holds. --Milton.
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The rule holds in land as all other commodities.
--Locke.
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4. Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain
attached; to cleave; -- often with with, to, or for.
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He will hold to the one and despise the other.
--Matt. vi. 24
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5. To restrain one's self; to refrain.
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His dauntless heart would fain have held
From weeping, but his eyes rebelled. --Dryden.
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6. To derive right or title; -- generally with of.
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My crown is absolute, and holds of none. --Dryden.
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His imagination holds immediately from nature.
--Hazlitt.
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Hold on! Hold up! wait; stop; forbear. [Collog] -- {To
hold forth}, to speak in public; to harangue; to preach.
--L'Estrange.
To hold in, to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh
and could hardly hold in.
To hold off, to keep at a distance.
To hold on, to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on. "The
trade held on for many years," --Swift.
To hold out, to last; to endure; to continue; to maintain
one's self; not to yield or give way.
To hold over, to remain in office, possession, etc., beyond
a certain date.
To hold to or To hold with, to take sides with, as a
person or opinion.
To hold together, to be joined; not to separate; to remain
in union. --Dryden. --Locke.
To hold up.
(a) To support one's self; to remain unbent or unbroken;
as, to hold up under misfortunes.
(b) To cease raining; to cease to stop; as, it holds up.
--Hudibras.
(c) To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
--Collier.
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hold on
(wn) | hold on
v 1: hold firmly [syn: grasp, hold on]
2: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or
developments; "Hold on a moment!" [syn: hold on, stop]
3: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every
night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" [syn:
persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on]
4: hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your
folder" [syn: hang on, hold the line, hold on]
5: retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?";
"She kept her maiden name after she married" [syn: keep,
hold on] [ant: lose] |
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hold on to
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hold on to someone
(encz) | hold on to someone,držet se někoho [id.] Pino |
hold on to something
(encz) | hold on to something,držet se něčeho [id.] Pinohold on to something,nechat si něco [frsl.] u sebe Pinohold on to something,ponechat si něco [frsl.] Pinohold on to something,udržet si něco [id.] Pino |
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