holds
Grasps and keeps
Holds is the third-person singular of hold, a verb with meanings that cluster around keeping something in place.
You hold an object in your hands, hold a position at work, hold an opinion, or hold someone's attention.
A container holds its contents.
The tank holds fifty gallons.
She holds the record for fastest time.
The court holds that the law is unconstitutional.
A hold is also a grip or grasp, a pause put on hold, or the cargo area of a ship or aircraft.
Hold in custody
- confineRestrict to boundaries
- restrainLimit freedom of movement
- containHold within limits
- constrainTo limit or restrict
arrest · imprison · suppress · reserve · retain · suspend · delay · check
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- graspSeize or understand
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- clenchSqueeze tightly shut
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
embrace · hug · tongs · pliers · vise · handle · traction · friction
Legal care of another
- parentingNurturing and guiding children
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
- custodialOf protective supervision
- noncustodialWithout guardianship rights
ward · minor · foster · conservatorship · caregiver · maternal · paternal · divorce
Continues despite hardship
- persistsCarries on stubbornly
- standsRemains upright; tolerates
- remainsContinues in place
- appliesIs relevant to
prevails · continues · binds · governs · withstands · sustains · maintains · upholds
Collected works or assets
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- sharesUnits of company ownership
dividends · assets · capital · equity · commodities · annuities · IRA · 401k
Device providing structural stability
- bracketSupport or category
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- pillarUpright architectural support
- foundationUnderlying support structure
reinforcement · underpinning · anchor · mount · rack · cradle · clamp · strut
detain
Hold in custody
constrain · arrest · imprison · suppress · reserve · retain · suspend · delay · check · curb
clutch
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
seize · embrace · hug · tongs · pliers · vise · handle · traction · friction · anchorage
guardianship
Legal care of another
- parentingNurturing and guiding children
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
- custodialOf protective supervision
noncustodial · ward · minor · foster · conservatorship · caregiver · maternal · paternal · divorce · family
endures
Continues despite hardship
applies · prevails · continues · binds · governs · withstands · sustains · maintains · upholds · lasts
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
shares · dividends · assets · capital · equity · commodities · annuities · IRA · 401k · treasury
brace
Device providing structural stability
- bracketSupport or category
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- pillarUpright architectural support
foundation · reinforcement · underpinning · anchor · mount · rack · cradle · clamp · strut · buttress
storage
Space for keeping goods
tank · reservoir · compartment · warehouse · silo · bunker · cellar · berth · bay · tonnage
conviction
Firmly held belief
position · tenet · principle · doctrine · creed · ideology · assertion · contention · maintain · subscribe
- fastensattaches, secures, fastens, joins, connects
- library termsshelf, bookshelf, book selection, community library, spine
- stabilizing verbsbalances, steadies, secures, anchors, braces
- storingstoring, stashing, stowing, putting away, keeping
- embracehugs, cuddles, squeezes, wraps, enfolds
- suspendhangs, dangles, halts, stops, pauses
holdsreleases
Lets go or publishes
drops · lets go · relinquishes · discards · throws
- 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
hold, holder, household, holding, uphold, withhold, behold, withholding, holders