What is the meaning of held?

verb

• (v.) ()
  • synonyms: keep, maintain, hold
• Have or hold in one's hands or grip.
  • usage: "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him"
  • synonyms: hold, take hold
• Organize or be responsible for.
  • usage: "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
  • synonyms: hold, throw, have, make, give
• Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense.
  • usage: "She has $1, 000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
  • synonyms: have, have got, hold
• Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view.
  • usage: "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible"
  • synonyms: deem, hold, view as, take for
• Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings. )
  • usage: "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
  • synonyms: harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse
• To close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.
  • usage: "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
  • synonyms: restrain, confine, hold
• Secure and keep for possible future use or application.
  • usage: "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
  • synonyms: retain, hold, keep back, hold back
• Have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices.
  • usage: "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"
  • synonyms: bear, hold
• Be the physical support of; carry the weight of.
  • usage: "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror"
  • synonyms: hold, support, sustain, hold up
• Contain or hold; have within.
  • usage: "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
  • synonyms: hold, bear, carry, contain
• Have room for; hold without crowding.
  • usage: "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"
  • synonyms: accommodate, hold, admit
• Remain in a certain state, position, or condition.
  • usage: "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching"
  • synonyms: hold
• Support or hold in a certain manner.
  • usage: "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
  • synonyms: hold, carry, bear
• Be valid, applicable, or true.
  • usage: "This theory still holds"
  • synonyms: prevail, hold, obtain
• Assert or affirm.
  • usage: "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good"
  • synonyms: hold
• Have as a major characteristic.
  • usage: "The novel holds many surprises"; "The book holds in store much valuable advise"
  • synonyms: hold
• Be capable of holding or containing.
  • usage: "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
  • synonyms: contain, take, hold
• Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance.
  • usage: "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"
  • synonyms: reserve, hold, book
• Protect against a challenge or attack.
  • usage: "Hold that position behind the trees"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"
  • synonyms: defend, guard, hold
• Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted.
  • usage: "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
  • synonyms: oblige, bind, hold, obligate
• Hold the attention of.
  • usage: "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound"
  • synonyms: hold
• Remain committed to.
  • usage: "I hold to these ideas"
  • synonyms: hold
• Resist or confront with resistance.
  • usage: "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
  • synonyms: defy, withstand, hold, hold up
• Be pertinent or relevant or applicable.
  • usage: "The same laws apply to you"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"
  • synonyms: apply, hold, go for
• Stop dealing with.
  • usage: "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting"
  • synonyms: hold
• Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.
  • usage: "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
  • synonyms: control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
• Keep from departing.
  • usage: "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse"
  • synonyms: hold
• Take and maintain control over, often by violent means.
  • usage: "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week"
  • synonyms: hold
• Cause to stop.
  • usage: "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
  • synonyms: halt, hold, arrest
• Cover as for protection against noise or smell.
  • usage: "She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate"; "hold one's nose"
  • synonyms: hold
• Drink alcohol without showing ill effects.
  • usage: "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
  • synonyms: carry, hold
• Aim, point, or direct.
  • usage: "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames"
  • synonyms: hold
• Declare to be.
  • usage: "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
  • synonyms: declare, adjudge, hold
• Be in accord; be in agreement.
  • usage: "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"
  • synonyms: agree, hold, concur, concord
• Keep from exhaling or expelling.
  • usage: "hold your breath"
  • synonyms: hold

adjective

• Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.
  • usage: "enemy-held territory"