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verb
- To have and keep possession of something.
- To detain.
- To take place, to occur.
- In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
- Not to move; to halt; to stop.
- To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).
- To contain or store.
- To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.
- To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
- To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
- To win one's own service game.
- To cause to wait or delay.
- To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
- To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
- To maintain, to consider, to opine.
- To grasp or grip.
- To reserve.
- To bear, carry, or manage.
- To keep oneself in a particular state.
- To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.
- Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
- To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
noun
- The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
- The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
- Power over someone or something.
- A place where animals are held for safety
- An act or instance of holding.
- Keep a firm hold on the handlebars.
- A position or grip used to control the opponent.
- The wager amount, the total hold.
- A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
- The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
- The ability to persist.
- An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
- An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
- Something reserved or kept.
- A grasp or grip.
- The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
- As of Monday night the total Melbourne Cup hold was $848,015
- The House Hold on the game is 10,000, this is the amount of decision or risk the house wishes to assume.
- The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
- A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.
- An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
- A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.
verb
- To hold, as something at someone's disposal.
- To be afflicted with, suffer from.
- To consider a court proceeding that has been completed; to begin deliberations on a case.
- To believe, buy, be taken in by.
- To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.
- To obtain.
- To include as a part, ingredient, or feature.
- See have to.
- To defeat in a fight; take.
- To accept as a romantic partner.
- To undertake or perform (an action or activity).
- To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is not a verb argument.)
- Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.
- To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.
- To cause to be.
- To be able to speak (a language).
- Used as an interrogative verb before a pronoun to form a tag question, echoing a previous use of 'have' as an auxiliary verb or, in certain cases, main verb. (For further discussion, see the appendix English tag questions.)
- To trick, to deceive.
- To experience, go through, undergo.
- To allow; to tolerate.
- To depict as being.
- To inflict punishment or retribution on.
- To make an observation of (a bird species).
- To possess, own.
- To engage in sexual intercourse with.
- To get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.
- To consume or use up (a particular substance or resource, especially food or drink).
- Used in forming the perfect aspect.
- To host someone; to take in as a guest.
- To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.
- To give birth to.
noun
verb
- To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).
- To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly
- To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
- To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.
- To have on one's person.
- To have propulsive power; to propel.
- to physically transport (in the general sense, not necessarily by lifting)
- To be pregnant (with).
- To lead or guide.
- To hold the head; said of a horse.
- To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.
- To be disproportionately responsible for a team's success.
- To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, for example a leader or principle
- To be transmitted; to travel.
- To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
- To have a weapon on one's person; to be armed.
- To contain; to comprise; have a particular aspect; to show or exhibit
- To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.
- To adopt (something); take (something) over.
- To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
- To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
- To insult, to diss.
- to succeed in (e.g. a contest); to succeed in; to win.
- To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
- To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct.
- To bear a firearm, such as a gun.
- In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.
noun
- A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.
- The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
- The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.
- Carried interest.
- The benefit or cost of owning an asset over time.
- A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.
- The sky; cloud-drift.
verb
- retain possession of
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
- conform one's action or practice to
- stick to correctly or closely
- look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
- maintain by writing regular records
- supply with room and board
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- supply with necessities and support
- fail to spoil or rot
- behave as expected during of holidays or rites
- maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
- to rear
- retain rights to
- store or keep customarily
- have as a supply
- maintain for use and service
- hold and prevent from leaving
- prevent the action or expression of
- prevent (food) from rotting
noun
verb
- To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
- To lead (onto or into).
- To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).
- To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
- To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
- To grant power, permission, destiny, etc. (especially to a person); to allot; to allow.
- To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
- To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in.
- To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
- To devote or apply (oneself).
- To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
- To pledge.
- To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
- To exceed expectations.
- To pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.).
- To be going on, to be occurring; Only used in what gives?
- To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
- To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
- To make a present or gift of.
- To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
- To yield or collapse under pressure or force.
- To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
noun
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- from one's possession
- away from home
- moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
verb
- to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
- reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
- be made known; be disclosed or revealed
adj
- being out or having grown cold
- not worth considering as a possibility
- out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election
- excluded from use or mention
- directed outward or serving to direct something outward
- no longer fashionable
- outside or external
- outer or outlying
- knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
noun
adj
adv
- from one's possession
- from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
- out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
- out of existence
- at a distance in space or time
- indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily
- so as to be removed or gotten rid of
- freely or at will
- in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
- in a different direction
- in reserve; not for immediate use
adj
adj
noun
- Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own.
- The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.
- Control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive.
- A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- Something that is owned.
- Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
- A territory under the rule of another country.
- The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness.
- A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership.
verb
- To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
- To make a continuation bet.
- To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
- To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
- To make last; to prolong.
- To resume.
- To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
noun
verb
- To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.
- To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.
- (in the phrase "wearing on (someone)") To cause annoyance, irritation, fatigue, or weariness near the point of an exhaustion of patience.
- To pass slowly, gradually or tediously.
- To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner.
- To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.
- To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind. Also written "ware". Past: weared, or wore/worn.
- To defend; protect.
- To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.
- To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation.
- To undergo gradual deterioration; become impaired; be reduced or consumed gradually due to any continued process, activity, or use.
- To exhaust, fatigue, expend, or weary.
- To last or remain durable under hard use or over time; to retain usefulness, value, or desirable qualities under any continued strain or long period of time; sometimes said of a person, regarding the quality of being easy or difficult to tolerate.
- To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.
- To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety.
noun
noun
- something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
- a basic or essential property shared by all members of a class
- any area set aside for a particular purpose
- a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
- any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
verb
- be capable of holding or containing
- take into one's possession
- be designed to hold or take
- carry out
- require (time or space)
- take somebody somewhere
- get into one's hands, take physically
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- receive willingly something given or offered
- assume, as of positions or roles
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- require as useful, just, or proper
- experience or feel or submit to
- make a film or photograph of something
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- conquer by force
- occupy or take on
- admit into a group or community
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- be a student of a certain subject
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- head into a specified direction
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- be seized or affected in a specified way
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- engage for service under a term of contract
- receive or obtain regularly
- buy, select
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- have sex with; archaic use
- lay claim to; as of an idea
- develop a habit
- proceed along in a vehicle
- obtain by winning
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
noun
noun
- A person or object that carries someone or something else.
- A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the faceplate; a lathe dog.
- A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel.
- A person or other organism that has a genetic trait, mutation or infection liable to cause a disease, but displays no symptoms.
- A liquid or gas used as a medium for another substance.
- A catalyst or other intermediary in a chemical reaction.
- A certified airline.
- A charge carrier.
- A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.
- A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
- A movable piece in a planetary gear train.
- A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
- A carrier pigeon.
- A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine.
verb
- To take and keep (something, especially money, that is not one's own).
- To put (something) into a pocket.
- To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.
adj
- Referring to the two initial hole cards.
- Smaller or more compact than usual.
- Of a size suitable for putting into a pocket.
noun
- An area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units.
- A small space between a tooth and the adjoining gum, formed by an abnormal separation of the two.
- Such a receptacle seen as housing someone's money; hence, financial resources.
- A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
- An area of land surrounded by a loop of a river.
- The unbroken part of a wave that offers the surfer the most power.
- A bight on a lee shore.
- A large bag or sack formerly used for packing various articles, such as ginger, hops, or cowries; the pocket of wool held about 168 pounds.
- A small, isolated group or area.
- The area of the field to the side of the goal posts (four pockets in total on the field, one to each side of the goals at each end of the ground). The pocket is only a roughly defined area, extending from the behind post, at an angle, to perhaps about 30 meters out.
- An indention and cavity with a net sack or similar structure (into which the balls are to be struck) at each corner and one centered on each side of a pool or snooker table.
- The area behind the line of scrimmage subject to certain rules regarding intentional grounding, illegal contact, etc., formally extending to the end zone but more usually understood as the central area around the quarterback directly protected by the offensive line.
- The position held by a second defensive middle, where an advanced middle must retreat after making a touch on the attacking middle.
- A hole or space covered by a movable piece of board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, etc.
- A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a cavity.
- A strip of canvas sewn upon a sail so that a batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace.
- The pouch of an animal.
- A socket for receiving the base of a post, stake, etc.
- An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.
- The ideal point where the pins are hit by the bowling ball.
noun
- An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
- A bundle consisting of operating system, application code and dependencies to be run sandboxed inside a virtualized environment; (by extension) the environment itself.
- An abstract data type whose instances are collections of other objects.
- A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.
- Someone who contains; something that contains.
- Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.
- Someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.
- A file format that can hold various types of data.
verb
- (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
- To cope.
- To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
- To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
- To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
- To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
- To pass life in a specified manner.
- To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
- To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
- To be alive; to have life.
- To survive; to persevere; to continue.
- To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
adv
adj
- Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
- Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
- Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
- Having life; that is alive.
- Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
- Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
- Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
- Still in active play.
- Being in a state of ignition; burning.
- Imparting power; having motion.
- Being in existence; actual.
- Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
- Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
- Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
- In person.
- Having active properties; being energized.
- Taken from a living animal.
- Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
- Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
noun
- something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
- formality and propriety of manner
- an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
- (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
- a district that is reserved for particular purpose
- armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
- the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
verb
verb
- To take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of (a thing or a person).
- To combine fissile material with nonfissile material in order to prevent its use in an atomic weapon.
- To alter its original form or state, especially of a protein, by heat, acidity etc.
- To add something to (alcohol) that makes it unsuitable for consumption but leaves it suitable for most other purposes.
verb
- take away possessions from someone
- get undressed
- remove the surface from
- remove substances from by a percolating liquid
- lay bare
- steal goods; take as spoils
- remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
- strip the cured leaves from
- remove the thread (of screws)
- remove a constituent from a liquid
- take off or remove
- draw the last milk (of cows)
- remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
noun
- a relatively long narrow piece of something
- artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
- an airfield without normal airport facilities
- a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
- thin piece of wood or metal
- a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music
noun
- a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
- a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
- the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
- a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee
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