Anchor-hold (n.) The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds. |
Anchor-hold (n.) Hence: Firm hold: security. |
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 |
Re-store (v. t.) To store again |
Store (v. t.) That which is accumulated, or massed together |
Store (v. t.) A place of deposit for goods, esp. for large quantities |
Store (v. t.) Any place where goods are sold, whether by wholesale or retail |
Store (v. t.) Articles, especially of food, accumulated for some specific object |
Store (a.) Accumulated |
Store (v. t.) To collect as a reserved supply |
Store (v. t.) To furnish |
Store (v. t.) To deposit in a store, warehouse, or other building, for preservation |
Surprise (n.) The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares |
Surprise (n.) The state of being surprised, or taken unawares, by some act or event which could not reasonably be foreseen |
Surprise (n.) Anything that causes such a state or emotion. |
Surprise (n.) A dish covered with a crust of raised paste, but with no other contents. |
Surprise (n.) To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly |
Surprise (n.) To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable |
Surprise (n.) To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought |
Surprise (n.) To hold possession of |
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 |
surprise surprisal | the act of surprising someone |
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 |
surprise attack coup de main | an attack without warning |
buffer buffer storage buffer store | (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device, used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system |
building supply store building supply house | a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures |
cargo area cargo deck cargo hold hold storage area | the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo |
chain store | one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise |
clothing store haberdashery haberdashery store mens store | a store where men's clothes are sold |
computer store | a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user |
confectionery confectionary candy store | a confectioner's shop |
convenience store | a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items, open long hours for the convenience of customers |
country store general store trading post | a retail store serving a sparsely populated region, usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise |
department store emporium | a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise, commonly part of a retail chain |
discount house discount store discounter wholesale house | a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price |
florist florist shop flower store | a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold |
grocery store grocery food market market | a marketplace where groceries are sold, the grocery store included a meat market |
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 |
hardware store ironmonger ironmonger's shop | a store selling hardware, in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop |
hold keep | a cell in a jail or prison |
hold | a stronghold |
magazine powder store powder magazine | a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored |
memory computer memory storage computer storage store memory board | an electronic memory device, a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached |
mercantile establishment retail store sales outlet outlet | a place of business for retailing goods |
munition ordnance ordnance store | military supplies |
package store liquor store off-licence | a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere |
push-down storage push-down store stack | a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) |
shoe shop shoe-shop shoe store | a shop where shoes are sold |
shop store | a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services, he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod |
specialty store | a store that sells only one kind of merchandise |
storehouse depot entrepot storage store | a depository for goods, storehouses were built close to the docks |
thriftshop second-hand store | a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices |
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 |
surprise | a sudden unexpected event |
surprise | the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you |
rat cheese store cheese | informal names for American cheddar |
jewelry dealer jewelry store | a firm that sells and buys jewelry |
store detective | a private detective employed by a merchant to stop pilferage |
store stock fund | a supply of something available for future use, he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars |
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 |
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 |
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 |