Definitions for Held
Held
held
Spelling: [held]
IPA: /hɛld/
Held is a 4 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.
You can make 31 anagrams from letters in Held (dehl).
Definitions for Held
noun
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John, Jr. 1889–1958, U.S. cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.
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an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip:
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something to hold a thing by, as a handle; something to grasp, especially for support.
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something that holds fast or supports something else.
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an order reserving something:
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Finance. a security purchased or recommended for long-term growth.
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a controlling force or dominating influence:
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Wrestling. a method of seizing an opponent and keeping him in control:
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Music. fermata.
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a pause or delay, as in a continuing series:
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a prison or prison cell.
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a receptacle for something:
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Rocketry. a halt in the prelaunch countdown, either planned or unexpectedly called, to allow correction of one or more faults in the rocket or missile.
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a fortified place; stronghold.
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(on telephones with two or more lines) a feature that enables a person to maintain a connection on one line while answering another line.
verb
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simple past tense and a past participle of hold1 .
Idioms
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get hold of,
to get a hold on:
to communicate with, especially by telephone:
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hold one's own. own (def 11).
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hold one's peace. peace (def 14).
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hold one's tongue. tongue (def 33).
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hold water. water (def 37).
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no holds barred, without limits, rules, or restraints.
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on hold,
in or into a state of temporary interruption or suspension:
Telecommunications. in or into a state of temporary interruption in a telephone connection:
Compare call waiting.
Verb phrases
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hold back,
to restrain or check:
to retain possession of; keep back:
to refrain from revealing; withhold:
to refrain from participating or engaging in some activity:
Photography. dodge (def 2).
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hold down,
to restrain; check:
to continue to hold and manage well:
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hold forth,
to extend or offer; propose.
to talk at great length; harangue:
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hold in,
to restrain; check; curb.
to contain oneself; exercise restraint:
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hold off,
to keep at a distance; resist; repel.
to postpone action; defer:
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hold on,
to keep a firm grip on.
to keep going; continue.
to maintain, as one's opinion or position.
to stop; halt (usually used imperatively):
to keep a telephone connection open by not hanging up the receiver:
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hold out,
to present; offer.
to stretch forth; extend:
to continue to exist; last:
to refuse to yield or submit:
to withhold something expected or due:
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hold over,
to keep for future consideration or action; postpone.
to remain in possession or in office beyond the regular term.
to remain beyond the arranged period:
Music. to prolong (a tone) from one measure to the next.
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hold up,
to offer; give:
to present to notice; expose:
to hinder; delay:
to stop by force in order to rob.
to support; uphold:
to stop; halt:
to maintain one's position or condition; endure:
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hold with,
to be in agreement with; concur with:
to approve of; condone:
verb (used with object)
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to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp:
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to set aside; reserve or retain:
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to bear, sustain, or support, as with the hands or arms, or by any other means.
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to keep in a specified state, relation, etc.:
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to detain:
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to engage in; preside over; carry on:
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to keep back from action; hinder; restrain:
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to have the ownership or use of; keep as one's own; occupy:
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to contain or be capable of containing:
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to bind or make accountable to an obligation:
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to have or keep in the mind; think or believe:
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to regard or consider:
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to decide legally.
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to consider of a certain value; rate:
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to keep forcibly, as against an adversary:
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to point, aim, or direct:
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Music. to sustain (a note, chord, or rest).
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to omit from the usual order or combination:
verb (used without object)
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to remain or continue in a specified state, relation, etc.:
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to remain fast; adhere; cling:
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to keep or maintain a grasp on something.
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to maintain one's position against opposition; continue in resistance.
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to agree or side (usually followed by with):
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to hold property by some tenure; derive title (usually followed by by, from, in, or of).
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to remain attached, faithful, or steadfast (usually followed by to):
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to remain valid; be in force:
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to refrain or forbear (usually used imperatively).
Origin of Held
before 900; Middle English holden, Old English h(e)aldan; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Norse halda, Old Saxon, Gothic haldan, Old High German haltan (German halten)
Examples for Held
If she would go with him, he held such a position that he could provide for her honourably.
They took cover inside a print works to the north east of Paris, where they held a member of staff as a hostage.
The twentieth brought a button-hole, and over this the inquest was held.
In a 2009 interview, Church apostle Dallin H. Oaks held that the Church “does not have a position” on that point.
His grasp did not bruise, it did not seem to be tight; but the hand that held it was immovable.
If Uber did actually mislead its customers, it should certainly be held responsible.
He held Philothea's hand continually, and often spoke to her in words of consolation.
When companies do bad things they ought to be held accountable for them.
It was not only the advice that I gave parents about their kids, it was the standard I held for my own.
He held her hand affectionately in his, and often drew her toward him, that he might kiss her cheek.