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Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae'' or ''Arecaceae , which are mainly found in the tropics.
A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
* Bible, Revelations vii. 9
The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
* Tennyson
* 1990 October 28, , Warner Bros.
The corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal.
A linear measure equal either to the breadth of the hand or to its length from the wrist to the ends of the fingers; a hand; used in measuring a horse's height.
(sailmaking) A metallic disk attached to a strap and worn in the palm of the hand; used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc.
The broad flattened part of an antler, as of a full-grown fallow deer; so called as resembling the palm of the hand with its protruding fingers.
(nautical) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g, for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.
To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
To move something with the palm of the hand.
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(lb) To grasp or grip.
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*:But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window.
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(lb) To maintain or keep to a position or state.
#(lb) To have and keep possession of something.
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#(lb) To reserve.
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#(lb) To cause to wait or delay.
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#(lb) To detain.
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#(lb) To be or remain valid; to apply.
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#*(John Locke) (1632-1705)
#*:The rule holds in land as all other commodities.
#To keep oneself in a particular state.
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, chapter=2 #(lb) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
#*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
#*:We cannot hold mortality's strong hand.
#*(Richard Crashaw) (1613-1649)
#*:Death! what do'st? O, hold thy blow.
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#*:He hath not sufficient judgment and self-command to hold his tongue.
#(lb) To bear, carry, or manage.
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#*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
#*:Let him hold his fingers thus.
# Not to move; to halt; to stop.
#*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
#*:And damned be him that first cries, "Hold , enough!"
#(lb) Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
#*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
#*:Our force by land hath nobly held .
# To remain ; to control an excretory bodily function.
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(lb) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
#(lb) To maintain, to consider, to opine.
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#*:We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
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#(lb) To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
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#To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
#*Bible, (Psalms) lxxxiii.1:
#*:Hold not thy peace, and be not still.
#*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
#*:Seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost, / Shall hold their course.
#To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
#*Bible, ii.15:
#*:Stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have been taught.
#*(John Dryden) (1631-1700)
#*:But still he held his purpose to depart.
#(lb) To restrain oneself; to refrain; to hold back.
#*(John Dryden) (1631-1700)
#*:His dauntless heart would fain have held / From weeping, but his eyes rebelled.
To win one's own service game.
To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
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*:My crown is absolute, and holds of none.
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*:His imagination holds immediately from nature.
A grasp or grip.
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The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
* 2004 , Zoe Diana Draelos, Hair Care: An Illustrated Dermatologic Handbook (page 221)
(wrestling) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
(gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
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(gambling) The wager amount, the total hold .
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(tennis) An instance of .
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A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
(video games, dated) A pause facility.
* 1983 , New Generation Software, Knot in 3D (video game instruction leaflet)
* 1987 ?, Imagine Software, Legend of Kage (video game instruction leaflet)
(nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft, (often cargo hold ).
As proper nouns the difference between palm and hold
is that palm is while hold is moon.palm
English
(wikipedia palm)Etymology 1
From (etyl) palme, from (etyl) palm, .Noun
(en noun)- A great multitude stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands.
Synonyms
* (tropical tree) palm treeDerived terms
* coconut palm * date palm * palmate * palmist * palmistry * Palm SundayEtymology 2
From (etyl) palme, paume, from (etyl) palme, paulme, .Noun
(en noun)- Clench'd her fingers till they bit the palm .
- The open palm of desire wants everything.
Synonyms
* (flat of the hand) (l)Antonyms
* (hand) hardelDerived terms
* cross someone's palm * grease someone's palm * itchy palmVerb
(en verb)citation, page= , passage=The home side's goalkeeper Asmir Begovic managed to palm the drive on to the post but the sheer pace of the shot forced the ball into the net.}}
Derived terms
* palm offSee also
* * * (Arecaceae) * (hand) * (Personal digital assistant)Anagrams
* ----hold
English
(wikipedia hold)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m), from (etyl) , (etyl) (m), (m), (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m).Verb
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The slightest effort made the patient cough. He would stand leaning on a stick and holding a hand to his side, and when the paroxysm had passed it left him shaking.}}
The Evolution of Eyeglasses, passage=The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone,
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The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held , one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.}}
Antonyms
* releaseDerived terms
* be left holding the baby * holdall * hold a candle * hold a grudge * hold accountable * hold back * hold court * hold down * holder * holdfast * hold forth * holding * hold it * hold off * hold on * hold on to * hold one's breath * hold one's fire * hold one's horses * hold one's liquor * hold one's own * hold one's peace * hold out * hold over * hold responsible * hold someone's feet to the fire * hold the cards * hold the fort * hold the line * hold to account * hold up * hold-ups * hold water * hold with the hare and run with the hounds * uphold * withhold * See also'' held''' ''and'' ' holdingNoun
(en noun)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=Old Applegate, in the stern, just set and looked at me, and Lord James, amidship, waved both arms and kept hollering for help. I took a couple of everlasting big strokes and managed to grab hold of the skiff's rail, close to the stern.}}
- Keep a firm hold on the handlebars.
- We have a hold here for you.
- Sculpturing gels provide stiffer hold than styling gels, which provide better hold than mousses.
- He got him in a tight hold and pinned him to the mat.
- The House Hold on the game is 10,000, this is the amount of decision or risk the house wishes to assume.
- As of Monday night the total Melbourne Cup hold was $848,015
- So I felt my way down the passage back to the vault, and recked not of the darkness, nor of Blackbeard and his crew, if only I could lay my lips to liquor. Thus I groped about the barrels till near the top of the stack my hand struck on the spile of a keg, and drawing it, I got my mouth to the hold .
- A hold facility is available; H holds, and S restarts.
- SCREEN 5 — Perhaps the toughest — going like the clappers sometimes works but generally you'll have to be smarter than that. If things get a little too hectic and you don't even have time to reach the HOLD key, try taking a short rest below the top of the stairs.
Derived terms
* foothold * handhold * household * no holds barred * on hold * stronghold * threshhold * military hold * personal holdReferences
See also
* beholdEtymology 3
Alteration (due to (m)) of (m). Cognate with (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- Put that in the hold .