Anchor-hold
(n.) The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds. |
Anchor-hold
(n.) Hence: Firm hold: security. |
Catch
(v. t.) To lay hold on |
Catch
(v. t.) To seize after pursuing |
Catch
(v. t.) To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook |
Catch
(v. t.) Hence: To insnare |
Catch
(v. t.) To seize with the senses or the mind |
Catch
(v. t.) To communicate to |
Catch
(v. t.) To engage and attach |
Catch
(v. t.) To get possession of |
Catch
(v. t.) To take or receive |
Catch
(v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise |
Catch
(v. t.) To reach in time |
Catch
(v. i.) To attain possession. |
Catch
(v. i.) To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction |
Catch
(v. i.) To take hold |
Catch
(v. i.) To spread by, or as by, infecting |
Catch
(n.) Act of seizing |
Catch
(n.) That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened |
Catch
(n.) The posture of seizing |
Catch
(n.) That which is caught or taken |
Catch
(n.) Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony. |
Catch
(n.) Passing opportunities seized |
Catch
(n.) A slight remembrance |
Catch
(n.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words. |
Catch-basin
(n.) A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would not pass readily through the sewer. |
Catch-meadow
(n.) A meadow irrigated by water from a spring or rivulet on the side of hill. |
Cony-catch
(v. t.) To deceive |
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 |
apprehension
arrest
catch collar
pinch taking into custody | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal), the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar |
catch
grab
snatch
snap | the act of catching an object with the hands, Mays made the catch with his back to the plate, he made a grab for the ball before it landed, Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away, the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion |
| fair catch | (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled |
| shoestring catch | (baseball) a running catch made near the ground |
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 |
| catch | a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth, he played catch with his son in the backyard |
| 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 |
cargo area
cargo deck
cargo hold
hold storage area | the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo |
| catch | a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window |
| catch stop | a restraint that checks the motion of something, he used a book as a stop to hold the door open |
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 |
safety catch
safety lock | guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired |
catch
gimmick | a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident, it sounds good but what's the catch? |
| 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 |
| catch | a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion) |
glottal stop
glottal plosive
glottal catch | a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis, as in the sudden onset of a vowel |
catchphrase
catch phrase | a phrase that has become a catchword |
| catch | anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching), he shared his catch with the others |
catch
match | a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect |
| catch crop | a crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season |
catch
haul | the quantity that was caught, the catch was onlyfish |
detention
detainment
hold
custody | a state of being confined (usually for a short time), his detention was politically motivated, the prisoner is on hold, he is in the custody of police |
delay
hold
time lag
postponement
wait | time during which some action is awaited, instant replay caused too long a delay, he ordered a hold in the action |
| hold | keep from exhaling or expelling, hold your breath |
sleep
kip
slumber
log Z's
catch some Z's | be asleep |
nap
catnap
catch a wink | take a siesta, She naps everyday after lunch for an hour |
exsert
stretch out put out extend hold out
stretch forth | thrust or extend out, He held out his hand, point a finger, extend a hand, the bee exserted its sting |
| catch | contract, did you catch a cold? |
| catch cold | come down with a cold |
| hold down | restrain, please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep |
persevere
persist hang in
hang on
hold on | be persistent, refuse to stop, he persisted to call me every night, The child persisted and kept asking questions |
| hold on stop c | stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments, Hold on a moment! |
delay
detain
hold up | cause to be slowed down or delayed, Traffic was delayed by the bad weather, she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform |
| catch d | delay or hold up, prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned, I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting |
| catch | be struck or affected by, catch fire, catch the mood |
| catch on | become popular, This fashion caught on in Paris |
| catch get | grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of, did you catch that allusion?, We caught something of his theory in the lecture, don't catch your meaning, did you get it?, She didn't get the joke, I just don't get him |
catch on
get wise
get onto
tumble
latch on
cotton on
twig
get it | understand, usually after some initial difficulty, She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on |
| catch up | learn belatedly, find out about something after it happened, I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology |
trip up
catch | detect a blunder or misstep, The reporter tripped up the senator |
| hold | remain committed to, I hold to these ideas |
stand for
hold still for | tolerate or bear, I won't stand for this kind of behavior! |
| hold | assert or affirm, Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good |