verb / noun
hold
HOHLD/həʊld/
To keep something securely in its current position or state.
The adult holds a ceramic mug securely in one hand.
Etymology
Healdan included tending and watching over as well as grasping. The verb is generally thought to have developed from caring for something, such as livestock, toward having it as one's own.
In context
these aren't really Romel reins but that's the way you'll hold them it's just thumb up just like that and there is your left then here's your right move your hand way you want to go
More examples
- These clips hold the papers in place.
- The ceasefire holds despite rising tensions.
- This tank holds twenty gallons of water.
- We put the project on hold until funding arrives.
Forms
hold · holds · held · holding
holder noun — A device that keeps something in place.