to apply a hold
1hold — vb 1 hold back, withhold, reserve, detain, retain, *keep, keep back, keep out Analogous words: *restrain, inhibit, curb, check: preserve, conserve, *save Contrasted words: *relinquish, surrender, abandon, resign, yield 2 …
2hold — [n] grasp, possession authority, clasp, clench, clinch, clout, clutch, control, dominance, dominion, grip, influence, occupancy, occupation, ownership, pull, purchase, retention, sway, tenacity, tenure; concepts 190,343,710 Ant. dispossession,… …
3hold — 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… …
4hold — I. verb (held; holding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High German haltan to hold, and perhaps to Latin celer rapid, Greek klonos agitation Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to have possession or… …
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 — 1. verb 1) she held a suitcase Syn: clasp, clutch, grasp, grip, clench, cling to, hold on to; carry, bear Ant: release, let go of 2) I wanted to hold her …
7apply — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. put or lay on, use; ask, request; work, persevere (See resolution). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make a request] Syn. petition, demand, appeal, put in for; see ask 1 , beg 1 , try out for . 2. [To make… …
8apply to — 1. Suit, fit, be adapted to, be suitable to, be applicable to, hold true of, hold of, bear upon, refer to. 2. Solicit, petition, request, appeal to, call upon, make application to, have recourse to …
9apply — I. v. a. 1. Lay upon, put or place upon. 2. Appropriate, use, employ, exercise, ply, convert to use, put to use. 3. Execute, carry out, put in practice. 4. Devote, dedicate, addict, direct, engage, turn attentively, bend with diligence. 5. Refer …
10hold true — verb a) to be true, valid or applicable However the case may be with societies under widely different conditions of development, the law of mass and individuality holds true of the social facts known to us. b) to remain true, valid or applicable; …