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  • 1hold — I [[t]ho͟ʊld[/t]] PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING ♦ holds, holding, held 1) VERB When you hold something, you carry or support it, using your hands or your arms. [V n prep/adv] Hold the knife at an angle... [V n] She is holding her …

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  • 2Work permit — is a generic term for a legal authorization which allows a person to take employment. It is most often used in reference to instances where a person is given permission to work in a country where one does not hold citizenship, but is also used in …

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  • 3hold one's end up — or[hold up one s end] or[keep one s end up] or[keep up one s end] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do your share of work; do your part. * /Mary washed the dishes so fast that Ann, who was drying them, couldn t keep her end up./ * /Susan kept up her end… …

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  • 4hold one's end up — or[hold up one s end] or[keep one s end up] or[keep up one s end] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do your share of work; do your part. * /Mary washed the dishes so fast that Ann, who was drying them, couldn t keep her end up./ * /Susan kept up her end… …

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  • 5hold on — {v.} 1. To keep holding tightly; continue to hold strongly. * /As Ted was pulling on the rope, it began to slip and Earl cried, Hold on, Ted! / Syn.: HANG ON. 2. To wait and not hang up a telephone; keep a phone for later use. * /Mr. Jones asked… …

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  • 6hold on — {v.} 1. To keep holding tightly; continue to hold strongly. * /As Ted was pulling on the rope, it began to slip and Earl cried, Hold on, Ted! / Syn.: HANG ON. 2. To wait and not hang up a telephone; keep a phone for later use. * /Mr. Jones asked… …

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  • 7hold-up — ˈhold up noun [countable] TRANSPORT MANUFACTURING a delay, for example in transport or production: • motorway holdups * * * hold up UK US /ˈhəʊldʌp/ noun [C] ► a delay that prevents something from happening …

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  • 8Hold Ye Front Page — is a best selling history book published by The Sun newspaper in 1999 to commemorate the Millennium. It documented the history of the last two millennia in the style of The Sun , winning a top journalism award in 2000 by impressing judges with… …

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  • 9work — [n1] labor, chore assignment, attempt, commission, daily grind*, drudge, drudgery, effort, elbow grease*, endeavor, exertion, functioning, grind, grindstone*, industry, job, moil, muscle, obligation, pains*, performance, production, push, salt… …

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  • 10hold out something — hold out (something) to offer the possibility that something will happen. We don t hold out much hope of finding more survivors. Our supervisor held out the possibility that he would return to work next month. Usage notes: often used with not as… …

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