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1hold up — v. 1) (d; tr.) to hold up as (to hold up as an example) 2) (esp. AE) (D; intr.) to hold up on (they had to hold up on their travel plans) 3) (d; tr.) to hold up to (to hold smt. up to ridicule) * * * [ həʊld ʌp] (esp. AE) (D; intr.) to hold up on …
2Hold Harmless Clause — A statement in a legal contract stating that an individual or organization is not liable for any injuries or damages caused to the individual signing the contract. An individual may be asked to sign a hold harmless agreement when undertaking an… …
3Hold — Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed, tend… …
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5hold up as — ˌhold ˈup as [transitive] often passive [present tense I/you/we/they hold up as he/she/it holds up as present participle holding up as past tense …
6hold harmless — adj: of, relating to, or being an agreement between parties in which one assumes the potential liability for injury that may arise from a situation and thus relieves the other of liability a hold harmless agreement a hold harmless clause compare… …
7Hold your horses — sometimes said as Hold the horses , is a common idiom to mean hold on or wait, which is believed to have originated in the United States of America in the 19th century and is historically related to horse riding, or driving a horse drawn vehicle …
8hold your own — phrase to be as good as someone more experienced or stronger, for example in an argument or discussion Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: hold * * * hold your own : to do well in a difficult situation… …
9hold-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 …
10hold harmless clause — United Kingdom A clause, often included as part of an indemnity provision in the US, under which one contracting party (A) undertakes not to hold another contracting party (B) responsible for ( harmless against ) certain claims and liability that …
