hold+a+place

  • 11hold-up — n 1.) a situation that stops something from happening or making progress = ↑delay ▪ traffic hold ups on the highway ▪ Despite the odd hold up, we finished on time. 2.) informal an attempt to rob a place or person by threatening them with a weapon …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12hold the fort — {v. phr.} 1. To defend a fort successfully; fight off attackers. * /The little group held the fort for days until help came./ 2. {informal} To keep a position against opposing forces. * /Friends of civil liberties held the fort during a long… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 13hold the fort — {v. phr.} 1. To defend a fort successfully; fight off attackers. * /The little group held the fort for days until help came./ 2. {informal} To keep a position against opposing forces. * /Friends of civil liberties held the fort during a long… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 14Hold the Line — Single par Toto extrait de l’album Toto Sortie 1978 Enregistrement Los Angeles, 1977 Durée 3:55 Genre Roc …

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  • 15hold-down — (hōldʹdoun ) n. 1. a. The act of holding down. b. A limit or restraint: “Voters want a hold down on the Federal budget” (Newsweek). 2. Something, such as a clamp, used to hold an object in place. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 16place|hold|er — «PLAYS HOHL duhr», noun. Mathematics. a symbol that holds the place for numerals that are being considered …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 17hold out — I (deliberate on an offer) verb make overtures, offer, place at ones disposal, present, proffer, promittere, propone, propose, put forward, submit, suggest, urge, volunteer II (resist) verb balk, be unwilling, hold fast, hold one s own, make a… …

    Law dictionary

  • 18Place de Ville — is a complex of office towers in downtown Ottawa. It currently consists of three buildings, Place de Ville A, B, and C, two large hotels, and a parking garage. The buildings are linked by an underground shopping complex. Place de Ville C is… …

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  • 19Hold-ups — or Stay ups (also referred to as Thigh Highs) are stockings with a band of silicone and elastic sewn to the top. This ensures that the stockings stay in place when worn. With hold ups the wearer doesn t need a garter belt and doesn t show… …

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  • 20hold down something — hold down (something) to succeed in keeping something. He s never been able to hold down a steady job. The film held down second place in the top five movies over the last weekend …

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