Anchor-hold
(n.) The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds. |
Anchor-hold
(n.) Hence: Firm hold: security. |
Clearance
(n.) The act of clearing |
Clearance
(n.) A certificate that a ship or vessel has been cleared at the customhouse |
Clearance
(n.) Clear or net profit. |
Clearance
(n.) The distance by which one object clears another, as the distance between the piston and cylinder head at the end of a stroke in a steam engine, or the least distance between the point of a cogwheel tooth and the bottom of a space between teeth of a wheel with which it engages. |
Hold
(n.) The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed. |
Hold
(v. t.) To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like |
Hold
(v. t.) To retain in one's keeping |
Hold
(v. t.) To have |
Hold
(v. t.) To impose restraint upon |
Hold
(v. t.) To maintain in being or action |
Hold
(v. t.) To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which is the result of united action |
Hold
(v. t.) To receive and retain |
Hold
(v. t.) To accept, as an opinion |
Hold
(v. t.) To consider |
Hold
(v. t.) To bear, carry, or manage |
Hold
(n. i.) In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition |
Hold
(n. i.) Not to more |
Hold
(n. i.) Not to give way |
Hold
(n. i.) Not to fail or be found wanting |
Hold
(n. i.) Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant |
Hold
(n. i.) To restrain one's self |
Hold
(n. i.) To derive right or title |
Hold
(n.) The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms |
Hold
(n.) The authority or ground to take or keep |
Hold
(n.) Binding power and influence. |
Hold
(n.) Something that may be grasped |
Hold
(n.) A place of confinement |
Hold
(n.) A place of security |
Hold
(n.) A character [thus /] placed over or under a note or rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged |
Security
(n.) The condition or quality of being secure |
Security
(n.) Freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care |
Security
(n.) Hence, carelessness |
Security
(n.) Freedom from risk |
Security
(n.) That which secures or makes safe |
Security
(n.) Something given, deposited, or pledged, to make certain the fulfillment of an obligation, the performance of a contract, the payment of a debt, or the like |
Security
(n.) One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself for the performance of another's obligation. |
Security
(n.) An evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a certificate of stock, etc. |
Undergo
(v. t.) To go or move below or under. |
Undergo
(v. t.) To be subjected to |
Undergo
(v. t.) To be the bearer of |
Undergo
(v. t.) To undertake |
Undergo
(v. t.) To be subject or amenable to |
chokehold
choke hold | a restraining hold, someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind, he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled |
| hold-down | a limitation or constraint, taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending |
grasping
taking hold
seizing
prehension | the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) |
clasp
clench
clutch
clutches
grasp
grip
hold | the act of grasping, he released his clasp on my arm, he has a strong grip for an old man, she kept a firm hold on the railing |
| wrestling hold | a hold used in the sport of wrestling |
scissors
scissors hold
scissor hold
scissor grip
scissors grip | a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze |
| security intelligence | intelligence on the identity and capability and intentions of hostile individuals or organizations that may be engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism |
| censoring censorship security review | counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy |
security
security measures | measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc., military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising |
| Social Security | social welfare program in the U.S., includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance |
clearance sale
inventorylearance sale | a sale to reduce inventory |
| clearance | permission to proceed, the plane was given clearance to land |
cargo area
cargo deck
cargo hold
hold storage area | the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo |
handle
grip handgrip
hold | the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it, he grabbed the hammer by the handle, it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip |
| hold keep | a cell in a jail or prison |
| hold | a stronghold |
| security blanket | a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety |
| security blanket | anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety |
security system
security measure
security | an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in |
| security system | (computing) a system that enforces boundaries between computer networks |
| clearance | the distance by which one thing clears another, the space between them |
| hold | power by which something or someone is affected or dominated, he has a hold over them |
appreciation
grasp
hold | understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something, he has a good grasp of accounting practices |
| Social Security number | the number of a particular individual's Social Security account |
security
surety | a guarantee that an obligation will be met |
| security | freedom from anxiety or fear, the watch dog gave her a feeling of security |
security
security department | a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers, the head of security was a former policeman |
National Security Council
NSC | a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security, supervises the Central Intelligence Agency |
Social Security Administration
SSA | an independent government agency responsible for the Social Security system |
Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security | the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security |
Bureau of Diplomatic Security
DS | the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas |
Transportation Security Administration
TSA | an agency established in to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel |
security force
private security force | a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry |
Security Council
SC | a permanent council of the United Nations, responsible for preserving world peace |
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
CSIS | Canada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the Canadian government |
Communications Security Establishment
CSE | Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies |
International Relations and Security Network
ISN | Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations |
Security Intelligence Review Committee
SIRC | an agency of the Canadian government that oversees the activities of the Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada and has the power to intrude on the privacy of suspected terrorists or spies |
Security Service
MI Military Intelligence Section | the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory |
Shin Bet
General Security Services | the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency, the Shin Bet also handles overall security for Israel's national airline |
National Security Agency
NSA | the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information |
| security staff | those in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft |
Committee for State Security
KGB
Soviet KGB | formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia |
Federal Security Bureau
FSB Federal Security Service | the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB, formerly led by Vladimir Putin |
Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons
AARP | an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens |
| security consultant | an adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries |
| security director | head of a private security force working for a business or industry |
watchman
watcher security guard | a guard who keeps watch |
| security interest | any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation |
government security
agency security | a security issued by United States government agencies or the Farm Credit System |