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(v)
(followed by of) To grasp, seize.
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To understand.
(transitive or intransitive) To take hold (of), particularly with the hand.
(n)
(idiomatic, usually in the plural) Grasp; possession; control.
(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
To grip or hold fast.
(transitive) To grip or grasp tightly.
(transitive) To control or keep in check.
(transitive) To hold inside.
(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
(transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.
(transitive) To try for, to attempt to reach.
(transitive) To help keep from falling.
The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
(transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
(transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
(transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
(transitive, ditransitive) To book in advance; to make a reservation for.
(transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
(transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).
(idiomatic, intransitive) To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
(transitive) Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
(idiomatic) To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.
To regard as.
A period of time between one event and another; a delay.
(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
(transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.
(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
(transitive) To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping.
(countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement.
(transitive) To hold back; to refuse to give or share.
(transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
(transitive) To put off until a later time; to defer.
A handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.
A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
(transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
(transitive) To create.
(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
(transitive) to amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably
(transitive) To provide housing for.
(transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something).
(transitive) To refuse to obey.
(intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
(transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
(transitive, intransitive) To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
(intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.
A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.
(transitive) To possess, own.
(transitive, idiomatic, especially UK) To have.
(countable) A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder.
(ditransitive) To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account.
To award judicially; to assign.
(transitive) To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
(transitive) To check, restrain or control.
(transitive) To reserve (something) for future use.
(Commonwealth spelling) Standard spelling of harbor.
(transitive) To provide a harbor or safe place for.
(transitive) To inspect; to examine.
the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
(transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
(countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
(transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
(transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
To position or be positioned physically:
(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
A thing that holds.
(transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
(transitive) To hold a tight grip or control.
(uncountable) control or caution; reserve
(transitive) To make tighter.
(ambitransitive) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
To move swiftly.
(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail.
To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
To set up a holdback.
(transitive, ergative) To make full
To make contact (with someone) while in proximity.
(transitive) To prevent harm or difficulty.
(transitive) To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material; to bring to bear.
(transitive) To force, constrain, or coerce.
(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
(intransitive) To cease moving.
(ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
(intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
(transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish.