hold
Ship's storage space
The very frequent noun and verb hold has meanings related mainly to the ideas of possession, keeping, and maintaining.
To hold a meeting, event, or conference is to make it happen.
To hold a physical object may mean to keep in in our hands, or to assert or maintain ownership of it.
To hold a position or opinion is to assert and express it.
If you hold a degree, you earned it.
A hold is usually either a place where something is stored (cargo hold), or a way of holding something (chokehold).
To place a hold on something is usually to stop its progress.
Secure manual hold
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
- clenchSqueeze tightly shut
embrace · grapple · squeeze · pinch · grab · latch · cling · cradle
Emotional self-control
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- reserveSupply kept back
- patienceCalm during delays
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
moderation · discipline · inhibition · willpower · suppress · check · curb · bridle
Maximum amount containable
- volumeAmount of space filled
- storeRetail establishment
- accommodateProvide for or adjust
- fitProper or healthy
carry · tank · vessel · reservoir · barrel · compartment · cargo · load
Have legal title to
title · deed · tenure · property · estate · belongings · custody · dominion
Hold in custody
- restrainLimit freedom of movement
- imprisonConfine as punishment
- jailDetention facility
- cageBarred confinement structure
quarantine · incarcerate · intern · impound · pen · trap · remand · custody
Device providing structural stability
- propSupport or stage item
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- bolsterStrengthen or buttress
- shoreLand bordering water
reinforce · underpin · anchor · stabilize · sustain · bear · bracket · pillar
Keep in condition
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- contendStruggle in opposition
- affirmDeclare to be true
- insistAssert with determination
believe · argue · declare · profess · aver · avow · defend · persist
Mechanism requiring a key
Delay until later
- delayEnforced waiting period
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- haltComplete sudden stop
- freezeBecome solid from cold
stop · postpone · defer · stall · moratorium · hiatus · standstill · abeyance
grip
Secure manual hold
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
clench · embrace · grapple · squeeze · pinch · grab · latch · cling · cradle · cuddle
composure
Emotional self-control
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- reserveSupply kept back
- patienceCalm during delays
temperance · moderation · discipline · inhibition · willpower · suppress · check · curb · bridle · rein
capacity
Maximum amount containable
- volumeAmount of space filled
- storeRetail establishment
- accommodateProvide for or adjust
fit · carry · tank · vessel · reservoir · barrel · compartment · cargo · load · storage
own
Have legal title to
possess · title · deed · tenure · property · estate · belongings · custody · dominion · stewardship
detain
Hold in custody
cage · quarantine · incarcerate · intern · impound · pen · trap · remand · custody · captive
brace
Device providing structural stability
shore · reinforce · underpin · anchor · stabilize · sustain · bear · bracket · pillar · foundation
maintain
Keep in condition
insist · believe · argue · declare · profess · aver · avow · defend · persist · sustain
lock
Mechanism requiring a key
seal · anchor · fix · clamp · pin · tether · moor · tie · bind · strap
wait
Delay until later
freeze · stop · postpone · defer · stall · moratorium · hiatus · standstill · abeyance · intermission
stake
Sharpened post or share
equity · position · securities · assets · dividend · bonds · ownership · interest · investor · capital
serve
Attend to needs
rally · return · fault · set · let · score · point · game · break · service
- controlremote control, self-control, birth control, crowd control, cruise control
- tennisace, serve, forehand, backhand, volley
- touchtouch, feel, touching, caress, feeling
- basic wordsand, the, but, on, up
- helpingaid, assist, give a hand, help, helping hand
- archeryarrow, bow, bows, arrows, archer
- hold onWait or maintain grip
- holding handsGripping another's palm
- hold upDelay or armed robbery
- hold handsGrasp another's fingers
- hold backPrevent forward movement
- on holdTemporarily not proceeding
holder, household, holding, uphold, threshold, withhold, holds, behold, stronghold