Hold is valid Scrabble Word

Is hold a scrabble word?
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4 letters word
8 points in Scrabble
8 points in WWF

Definitions for HOLD in dictionary:

VERB:

to keep possession of
keep or sustain in a specified position
embrace (someone)
be able to bear (the weight of a person or thing)
(of a vehicle) maintain close contact with (the road), especially when driven at speed
(of a ship or an aircraft) continue to follow (a particular course)
keep going in a particular direction
keep or detain (someone)
keep possession of (something), typically in the face of a challenge or attack
(of a singer or musician) sustain (a note).

stay or cause to stay at a certain value or level
(in sport) manage to achieve a draw against (opponents thought likely to win)
remain secure, intact, or in position without breaking or giving way
(of a favourable condition or situation) continue without changing
be or remain valid or available
(of an argument or theory) be logical, consistent, or convincing
refuse to abandon or change (a principle or opinion)
cause someone to adhere to (a commitment)
contain or be capable of containing (a specified amount)
be able to drink (a reasonable amount of alcohol) without becoming drunk or suffering any ill effects
have or be characterized by
be in possession of illegal drugs
have or occupy (a job or position)
have (a belief or opinion)
consider (someone) to be responsible or liable for a particular situation
regard someone or something with (a specified feeling)
(of a judge or court) rule; decide
keep or reserve for someone
maintain (a telephone connection) until the person one has telephoned is free to speak
prevent from going ahead or occurring
refrain from adding or using (something, typically an item of food or drink)
wait or stop doing something
restrain oneself
arrange and take part in (a meeting or conversation)
keep or support in or with the hands or arms
To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain.
To retain in one\'s keeping; to maintain possession of, or authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to defend.
To have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to derive title to; as, to hold office.
To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a festival, a session, etc.; hence, to direct and bring about officially; to conduct or preside at; as, the general held a council of war; a judge holds a court; a clergyman holds a service.
To receive and retain; to contain as a vessel; as, this pail holds milk; hence, to be able to receive and retain; to have capacity or containing power for.
To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
To consider; to regard; to esteem; to account; to think; to judge.
To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his head high.
keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,
have or hold in one\'s hands or grip
organize or be responsible for
have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
secure and keep for possible future use or application
have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
be the physical support of; carry the weight of
contain or hold; have within
have room for; hold without crowding
remain in a certain state, position, or condition
support or hold in a certain manner
be valid, applicable, or true
assert or affirm
have as a major characteristic
be capable of holding or containing
arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
protect against a challenge or attack
bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
hold the attention of
remain committed to
resist or confront with resistance
be pertinent or relevant or applicable
stop dealing with
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
keep from departing
take and maintain control over, often by violent means
cause to stop
cover as for protection against noise or smell
drink alcohol without showing ill effects
aim, point, or direct
declare to be
be in accord; be in agreement
keep from exhaling or expelling
grasp, carry, or support with one's arms or hands
keep (someone's interest or attention).
have in one's possession

NOUN:

an act or manner of grasping something; a grip
a particular way of grasping or restraining someone, especially an opponent in wrestling or judo.
power or control
a fortress.
a large compartment or space in the lower part of a ship or aircraft in which cargo is stowed.
The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.
In general, to keep one\'s self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence:
Not to more; to halt; to stop;-mostly in the imperative.
Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.
Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave;-often with with, to, or for.
To restrain one\'s self; to refrain.
To derive right or title; -- generally with of.
The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay.
The authority or ground to take or keep; claim.
Binding power and influence.
Something that may be grasped; means of support.
A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody; guard.
A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle; -- often called a stronghold.
A character [thus /] placed over or under a note or rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged; -- called also pause, and corona.
the act of grasping
understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
time during which some action is awaited
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
a cell in a jail or prison
the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
act or way of holding
a place where one can grip with one's hands or feet while climbing

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

to maintain possession of

Words related to HOLD

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How to use HOLD in a sentence

Such is the story of the first big case in which I was engaged, and one that led me step by step to the position I now hold.
Claybourne had conquered and, for a brief space of time, was to hold sway over the Severn and Kent Island.
We picked up our arms, and what little things we could lay hold on, and with difficulty swam ashore.
He lay still and let the hand hold him, while mentally he went through the motions of getting up and beginning to dress.
In order to hold her to these bonds a Divine Sanction was sought.
The Prussians would not hold firm when seriously menaced.
In his most degraded state he was always known to claim a certain amount of respect, and would scarcely hold conversation with any one who would not call him Mr.
Darby, although your mug wants an ear, it can hold the full of it.
If you secure employment about the Court, I cannot hold any communication with you.
If great Chief Thunder-Cloud not hold young men, then he soon find out.

We really know and hold as an inalienable intellectual possession only what we have gained by our own effort, and with a certain degree of actual exertion.
I thought I took hold of it, and followed it a little way, and then got frightened and tried to go back, but found that I was obliged, in spite of myself, to go on.
So let us one and all hold fast to truth, and we shall be free indeed! The day is coming when all the religions of the world will unite, for in principle they are one already.
As he does this, he expresses his hope that the walls â€œwill take good root hold,â€ and stand firm and secure.
She would reform the solar system if she could get hold of it.
He could hold a musket with one hand and shoot with precision as easily as other men did with a horse-pistol.
An exquisite emotion takes hold of me while we are slowly climbing the steep and methodical way.
But the answer came aglow with passion, from one of the semicircle, whom two or three seemed disposed to hold in check.
To see him was easy, to speak to him was another matter, and I had to wait three weeks until I could hold a conversation in French.
There was also a platform made in the hold for a further number.
It was a tiny grave and a shallow one, to hold so very much.
The story is one of those bits of forgotten history so hard to get hold of in a day when Winnipeg measures its every thought in bushels and bullion.
Wilson, here, has nothing but jaded horses, and his outfit will hold the herd while yours and mine cut their cattle.
Somehow the spell of silence seemed to hold her also.
Some scholars hold that this coarse food was the manna of the Biblical accounts.
They know not by what law they judge, nor under what authority they act, nor by what tenure they hold.
His mother often did not know where to take hold of him when she wished to wash him a bit.
They shot him through the head at once and sat down to hold a council of flight.
At Riet and Jakalswater the enemy had determined to hold the valuable water-holes at any cost, but especially at Riet.

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