Scrabble & Words with friends points
- hold is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
- hold is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
- hold is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8
Definition of hold
- be capable of holding or containing (verb)
Examples
- The flask holds one gallon
Synonyms
- contain
- take
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable (verb)
Examples
- This theory holds for all irrational numbers
Synonyms
- apply
- go for
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense (verb)
Examples
- She holds a Master's degree from Harvard
Synonyms
- have
- have got
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of (verb)
Examples
- The beam holds up the roof
- What's holding that mirror?
Synonyms
- hold up
- support
- sustain
- resist or confront with resistance (verb)
Synonyms
- defy
- hold up
- withstand
- a state of being confined (usually for a short time) (noun)
Examples
- the prisoner is on hold
Synonyms
- custody
- detainment
- detention
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits (verb)
Examples
- hold your tongue
- hold your temper
Synonyms
- check
- contain
- control
- curb
- hold in
- moderate
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects (verb)
Examples
- He can hold his liquor
Synonyms
- carry
- cause to stop (verb)
Synonyms
- arrest
- halt
- have room for; hold without crowding (verb)
Examples
- The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people
Synonyms
- accommodate
- admit
- time during which some action is awaited (noun)
Examples
- he ordered a hold in the action
Synonyms
- delay
- postponement
- time lag
- wait
- have or hold in one's hands or grip (verb)
Examples
- A crazy idea took hold of him
Synonyms
- take hold
- organize or be responsible for (verb)
Examples
- hold a reception
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- give
- have
- make
- throw
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it (noun)
Synonyms
- grip
- handgrip
- handle
- be valid, applicable, or true (verb)
Examples
- This theory still holds
Synonyms
- obtain
- prevail
- protect against a challenge or attack (verb)
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- defend
- guard
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) (verb)
Synonyms
- entertain
- harbor
- harbour
- nurse
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement (verb)
Examples
- This holds the local until the express passengers change trains
Synonyms
- confine
- constrain
- restrain
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view (verb)
Examples
- hold these truths to be self-evident
- I hold him personally responsible
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- deem
- take for
- view as
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo (noun)
Synonyms
- cargo area
- cargo deck
- cargo hold
- storage area
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices (verb)
Synonyms
- bear
- contain or hold; have within (verb)
Examples
- The canteen holds fresh water
Synonyms
- bear
- carry
- contain
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted (verb)
Examples
- I'll hold you by your promise
Synonyms
- bind
- obligate
- oblige
- a cell in a jail or prison (noun)
Synonyms
- keep
- be in accord; be in agreement (verb)
Examples
- I hold with those who say life is sacred
Synonyms
- agree
- concord
- concur
- the act of grasping (noun)
Examples
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
Synonyms
- clasp
- clench
- clutch
- clutches
- grasp
- grip
- secure and keep for possible future use or application (verb)
Synonyms
- hold back
- keep back
- retain
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean' (verb)
Examples
- hold in place
Synonyms
- keep
- maintain
- support or hold in a certain manner (verb)
Examples
- She holds her head high
Synonyms
- bear
- carry
- declare to be (verb)
Synonyms
- adjudge
- declare
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something (noun)
Synonyms
- appreciation
- grasp
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance (verb)
Examples
- please hold a table at Maxim's
Synonyms
- book
- reserve
- aim, point, or direct (verb)
- assert or affirm (verb)
Examples
- Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good
- a stronghold (noun)
- cover as for protection against noise or smell (verb)
Examples
- hold one's nose
- have as a major characteristic (verb)
Examples
- The novel holds many surprises
- The book holds in store much valuable advise
- hold the attention of (verb)
Examples
- She can hold an audience spellbound
- keep from departing (verb)
- keep from exhaling or expelling (verb)
Examples
- hold your breath
- power by which something or someone is affected or dominated (noun)
Examples
- he has a hold over them
- remain committed to (verb)
Examples
- I hold to these ideas
- remain in a certain state, position, or condition (verb)
- stop dealing with (verb)
Examples
- hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting
- take and maintain control over, often by violent means (verb)
See definition of hold in Merriam Webster