hold
noun/həʊld/
Слово англійською: hold
Переклад hold українською: трима́ти що (в руці́ і т. д.), трима́ти що де (клей і т. д.), затри́мати (по́дих і т. д.), затри́мати кого́/що (не відпусти́ти), зорганізува́ти що, вико́нувати (обо́в'язки і т. д.), обійма́ти (поса́ду), вмісти́ти, ді́яти (посві́дчення і т. д.), хапа́ння (руко́ю і т. д.)
Детальний опис
- [singular, uncountable] the action of holding somebody/something; the way you are holding somebody/something synonym grip
- hold on somebody/something His hold on her arm tightened.
- He lost his hold on the rock and was swept away by the tide.
- Make sure you've got a steady hold on the camera.
- She tried to keep hold of the child's hand.
- [countable] a particular way of holding somebody, especially in a fight or in a sport such as wrestling
- in a hold He still had me in a tight hold.
- The wrestler put his opponent into a head hold.
- The exercise called for the recruits to get out of various holds.
- [singular] influence, power or control over somebody/something
- He struggled to get a hold of his anger.
- hold over somebody/something What she knew about his past gave her a hold over him.
- hold on somebody/something This crisis had weakened his hold on power.
- [countable] a place where you can put your hands or feet when climbing
- in a hold She put her foot firmly in the hold and pulled herself up.
- [countable] the part of a ship or plane where the goods being carried are stored
with hand
in sport/a fight
power/control
in climbing
on ship/plane
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 4 Old English haldan, healdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch houden and German halten; the noun is partly from Old Norse hald ‘hold, support, custody’. noun sense 5 late 16th cent.: from obsolete holl, from Old English hol, holian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hol (noun) ‘cave’, (adjective) ‘hollow’, and German hohl ‘hollow’, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘cover, conceal’. The addition of -d was due to association with hold (all other senses).
Idioms
catch, get, grab, take, etc. (a) hold of somebody/something
- to have or take somebody/something in your hands
- He caught hold of her wrists so she couldn't get away.
- Lee got hold of the dog by its collar.
- Quick, grab a hold of that rope.
- Gently, she took hold of the door handle and turned it.
get hold of somebody
- to contact or find somebody
- Where have you been? I've been trying to get hold of you all day.
- Eventually, we got hold of Dan in New York.
- Do you know where I can get hold of a good plumber?
get hold of something
- to find something that you want or need
- I need to get hold of Tom's address.
- It's almost impossible to get hold of tickets for the final.
- The police do not know how the boy got hold of the knife.
- How did the press get hold of the story?
- to learn or understand something
get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
- (British English, informal) to understand something in the wrong way
no holds barred
- with no rules or limits on what somebody is allowed to do
- There will be no holds barred in his interview with the president this evening.
on hold
- delayed until a later time or date
- She put her career on hold to have a baby.
- The project is on hold until more money is available.
- The department has placed its plans on hold pending the results of the elections.
- if a person on the phone is put on hold, they have to wait until the person they want to talk to becomes free or has found out the information that is needed
- (British English) I’ll just pop you on hold.
take (a) hold
- to begin to have complete control over somebody/something; to become very strong
- Panic took hold of him and he couldn't move.
- They got out of the house just before the flames took hold.
- It is best to treat the disease early before it takes a hold.