Hold

Morpheme

Hold

Type

free base

Denotation

grasp, contain, keep, retain

Etymology

Middle English holden; Old English healdan

Evidence

behold, beholden, chokehold, foothold, handhold, hold, holden, holder, holdfast, holding, holds, household, stronghold

Doublet

Halt

See Also

Held, Halt

Homographs

Hold