hold a fortress
1Fortress America — is a strategic board game published in 1986 by Milton Bradley. Fortress America was the fourth of five games in the Gamemaster series. Set in the 21st century, the board game begins with the premise that during the Cold War, nuclear terrorists… …
2Fortress (chess) — This article is about a defensive technique in chess. For the chess variant, see Fortress chess. In chess, the fortress is an endgame drawing technique in which the side behind in material sets up a zone of protection around their king that… …
3fortress — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ impenetrable, impregnable, strong ▪ grim ▪ stone VERB + FORTRESS …
4hold — 1. v. & n. v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or arms). b (also refl.) keep or sustain (a thing, oneself, one s head, etc.) in a particular position (hold it to the light; held himself erect). c grasp so as… …
5hold — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abduction, abide, abort, absorb, absorb the attention, abstain, accent, accent mark, accommodate, account, account as, accumulate, acropolis, adhere, adhere to, adjudge, adjudicate, admit, advance, advantage,… …
6hold — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act/way of holding sth ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, tight ▪ He still had me in a tight hold. VERB + HOLD ▪ catch, get, grab …
7hold — I. v. a. 1. Grasp, clutch, clinch, gripe or grip. 2. Possess, retain, have, occupy, keep possession of. 3. Restrain, confine, detain, imprison, shut in, shut up, hem in. 4. Bind, fasten, unite, connect. 5. Stop, stay, arrest, suspend, withhold,… …
8Hold — A fortress, the name given to David s lurking places (1 Sam. 22:4, 5; 24:22) …
9fortress — Synonyms and related words: acropolis, bastion, beachhead, blockhouse, bridgehead, bunker, castle, citadel, donjon, fasthold, fastness, fort, garrison, garrison house, hold, keep, martello, martello tower, mote, motte, peel, peel tower, pillbox,… …
10hold the fort — manage affairs until the one in authority returns; protect oneself; protect a place, defend a location (home, military base, fortress, etc.) …