English words for 'the act of retaining something'
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noun
- the act of retaining something
- something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
- (sports) A foul consisting of impermissibly restricting the movement of an opposing player with the hands or stick.
- Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
- (in texts about Russia, nonstandard) A holding company, or other kind of company (by back-translation from Russian холдинг (xolding)).
- A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
- A determination of law made by a court.
verb
noun
- the act of retaining something
- The act of retaining or something retained.
- The act or power of remembering things.
- the power of retaining liquid
- the power of retaining and recalling past experience
- (law) The right to withhold a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right is duly paid; a lien.
- Memory; what is retained in the mind.
- (insurance) The portion of a potential damage that must be paid for by the holder of an insurance policy.
- (medicine) The length of time a patient remains in treatment.
- (medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces.
noun
- the act of storing something
- an electronic memory device
- the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
- (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk
- depositing in a warehouse
- a depository for goods
- (uncountable) The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.
- (usually uncountable, computer hardware) Any computer device, including such as a disk, on which data is stored for a longer term than main memory.
- (uncountable) The price charged for storing goods.
- (usually countable) An object or place in which something is stored.
verb
verb
- retain possession of
- (idiomatic) To keep; to store something for someone.
- be persistent, refuse to stop
- hold the phone line open
- stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
- hold firmly
- To grasp or grip firmly.
- (idiomatic) To retain an advantage.
- (idiomatic) Wait a short while.
- (idiomatic) To persist.
- (idiomatic) To remain loyal.
verb
- retain possession of
- To maintain possession of.
- hold and prevent from leaving
- supply with room and board
- prevent the action or expression of
- behave as expected during holidays or rites
- stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
- to rear
- store or keep customarily
- maintain for use and service
- retain rights to
- look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
- have as a supply
- supply with necessities and support
- maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
- fail to spoil or rot
- stick to correctly or closely
- maintain by writing regular records
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- conform one's action or practice to
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- prevent (food) from rotting
- (transitive, Singapore, Wales) To put (something) back (to its original location or appropriate place); to put away.
- (transitive) To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book.
- (transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.
- To have habitually in stock for sale.
- (ditransitive) To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
- (transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
- (of living things) To raise; to care for.
- To restrain.
- (transitive) To remain faithful to a given promise or word.
- (transitive) To record transactions, accounts, or events in.
- (intransitive, cricket) To act as wicket-keeper.
- (with from) To watch over, look after, guard, protect.
- To supply with necessities and financially support (a person).
- To refrain from freely disclosing (a secret).
- To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.
- To remain edible or otherwise usable.
- To continue.
- (copulative) To remain in a state.
noun
- a cell in a jail or prison
- the financial means whereby one lives
- the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
- The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
- (engineering) A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.
- (historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
- The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
- (intransitive) To stay back, to refrain.
- (transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
- retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
- hold back; refuse to hand over or share
noun
verb
- (transitive) To have and keep possession of something.
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- (transitive) 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.
- (imperative) In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
- To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
- (transitive) To reserve.
- (transitive) To bear, carry, or manage.
- (transitive) To contain or store.
- (intransitive, copulative) To keep oneself in a particular state.
- (slang, intransitive) To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.
- (intransitive, chiefly imperative) Not to move; to halt; to stop.
- (transitive) To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
- To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
- (transitive) To detain.
- (transitive) To maintain, to consider, to opine.
- To take place, to occur.
- To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.
- (intransitive) Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
- (tennis, ambitransitive) To win one's own service game.
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).
- (transitive) To cause to wait or delay.
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- keep from exhaling or expelling
- resist or confront with resistance
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- aim, point, or direct
- support or hold in a certain manner
- have room for; hold without crowding
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- remain committed to
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- contain or hold; have within
- be valid, applicable, or true
- be in accord; be in agreement
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- hold the attention of
- have or hold in one's hands or grip
- assert or affirm
- keep from departing
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- remain in a certain state, position, or condition
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
- protect against a challenge or attack
- take and maintain control over, often by violent means
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- declare to be
- cover as for protection against noise or smell
- stop dealing with
- organize or be responsible for
- have as a major characteristic
- be capable of holding or containing
noun
- A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
- (exercise) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
- The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
- An act or instance of holding.
- A place where animals are held for safety
- Something reserved or kept.
- (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
- The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
- The ability to persist.
- An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
- (baseball) 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.
- (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
- (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
- (aviation) A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.
- A grasp or grip.
- Power over someone or something.
- The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
- (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
- (wrestling, self-defense) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
- a stronghold
- a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- time during which some action is awaited
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- a cell in a jail or prison
- power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
- the act of grasping
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
verb
- take in and retain
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
- reach in time
- hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- catch up with and possibly overtake
- to hook or entangle
- suffer from the receipt of
- perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
- cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
- attract; cause to be enamored
- perceive by hearing
- be struck or affected by
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- come down with
- be the catcher
- attract and fix
- detect a blunder or misstep
- start burning
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- become aware of
- capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
- check oneself during an action
- spread or be communicated
- delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- see or watch
- take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
- discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
- (transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand.
- (transitive) To become infected by (an illness).
- (intransitive) To get pregnant.
- (transitive) To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep.
- (transitive) To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc.
- (transitive) To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.
- (intransitive, agriculture) To germinate and set down roots.
- (transitive) To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).
- (transitive) To grip or entangle.
- (transitive) To travel by means of.
- (transitive, rare) To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.)
- (transitive, intransitive) To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.).
- (transitive) To be hit by something.
- (intransitive) To spread by infection or similar means.
- (intransitive) To be held back or impeded.
- (transitive) To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.
- (transitive, of fire) To spread or be conveyed to.
- (transitive) To have something be held back or impeded.
- (transitive) To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for.
- (intransitive) To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.
- (transitive, computing) To handle an exception.
- (transitive, intransitive, baseball) To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher.
- (transitive, cricket) To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce.
- (transitive) To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure.
- (transitive, rowing) To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke.
- (transitive) To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.).
- (intransitive) To make a grasping or snatching motion (at).
- (transitive, surfing) To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.
- (transitive) To unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something).
- To notice.
- (intransitive) To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.
- (transitive, informal) To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).
- (transitive) To charm or entrance.
- (transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).
- (transitive) To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or influence.
- (transitive) To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium).
noun
- a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
- a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
- a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
- a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
- the quantity that was caught
- a restraint that checks the motion of something
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- the act of catching an object with the hands
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- (countable, music) The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.
- (countable) A fragment of music or poetry.
- (countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
- (countable) The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.
- (countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.
- (countable) The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.
- Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
- (countable) Something which is captured or caught.
- (countable, cricket, baseball) The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
- (countable, sometimes noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
- (countable, agriculture) A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.
- (countable) A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.
- (countable) A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.
- (countable, rowing) The first contact of an oar with the water.
- (countable, cricket) A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.
- A slight remembrance; a trace.
- (countable, music) A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.
- (uncountable) The game of catching a ball.
- (countable, phonetics) A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.
- (countable, colloquial, by extension) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.
noun
- the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion
- The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
- something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.)
- the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance
- a statement that limits or restricts some claim
- an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
- a district that is reserved for particular purpose
- the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)
- (US) A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people, such as the Hopi Reservation or the Navajo Nation's territory.
- (UK) The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway or dual carriageway.
- An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.
- Something that is withheld or kept back.
- The act of the pope to reserve to himself the right to nominate to certain benefices.
- (law, politics) A power of an overseeing authority to suspend legislation in the jurisdiction being overseen pending the approval of a higher authority. Such as a provincial/state governor reserving a bill passed by the state/provincial legislature from assent, pending approval of the federal government; or a federal bill passed by federal parliament being reserved by the viceroy pending approval by the crown.
- (often in the plural) A limiting qualification regarding certainty or risk; a doubt or concern.
- The practice of reserving part of the consecrated bread of the Eucharist for the communion of the sick.
- (India) The setting aside of a certain percentage of vacancies in government institutions for members of backward and underrepresented communities (defined primarily by caste and tribe).
verb
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- support or hold in a certain manner
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- contain or hold; have within
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- be pregnant with
- take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
- bring in
- bring forth
- have
- cause to be born
- have on one's person
- move while holding up or supporting
- (transitive) To carry on, or maintain; to have.
- (transitive) To present or exhibit (a particular outward appearance); to have (a certain look).
- (intransitive, originally nautical) To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).
- (transitive) To have (a certain meaning, intent, or effect).
- (transitive) To carry or hold in the mind; to experience, entertain, harbour (an idea, feeling, or emotion).
- (transitive, rarely intransitive, of a woman or female animal) To carry (offspring in the womb), to be pregnant (with).
- (transitive, of a thing) To have (a relation, correspondence, etc.) to something else.
- (transitive) To have (a name, title, or designation).
- (now transitive outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
- (intransitive, military, usually with on or upon) Of a weapon, to be aimed at an enemy or other target.
- (transitive) To display (a particular heraldic device) on a shield or coat of arms; to be entitled to wear or use (a heraldic device) as a coat of arms.
- (transitive, rare) To feel and show (respect, reverence, loyalty, etc.) to, towards, or unto a person or thing.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To take effect; to have influence or force; to be relevant.
- (transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
- (transitive) To sustain, or be answerable for (blame, expense, responsibility, etc.).
- (transitive, of an investment, loan, etc.) To have (interest or a specified rate of interest) stipulated in its terms.
- (transitive) To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.
- (transitive) To possess or enjoy (recognition, renown, a reputation, etc.); to have (a particular price, value, or worth).
- (transitive) To warrant, justify the need for.
- (transitive) To carry (weapons, flags or symbols of rank, office, etc.) upon one's person, especially visibly; to be equipped with (weapons, etc.).
- (transitive, ditransitive) To give birth to (someone or something) (may take the father of the direct object as an indirect object).
- (chiefly transitive) To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
- (transitive, of a person or animal) To have (an appendage, organ, etc.) as part of the body; (of a part of the body) to have (an appendage).
- (finance, transitive) To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
- (transitive, rare) To possess and use, to exercise (power or influence); to hold (an office, rank, or position).
- (transitive, less commonly intransitive) To produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops.
- (transitive) To possess inherently (a quality, attribute, power, or capacity); to have and display as an essential characteristic.
- (transitive) To have or display (a mark or other feature).
- (transitive) To admit or be capable of (a meaning); to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.
- (reflexive, transitive) To behave or conduct (oneself).
- (transitive) To support or sustain; to hold up.
- (transitive) To wear (garments, pieces of jewellery, etc.).
- (intransitive, usually with on, upon, or against) To push, thrust, press.
noun
- an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
- massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
- (nautical) A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
- Alternative spelling of bere (“pillowcase”).
- A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.
- (cartomancy) The fifteenth Lenormand card.
- (finance) An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.
- (figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.
- (colloquial, US) Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.
- (gay slang) A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.
- (cooking, uncountable) The meat of this animal.
- (CB radio, slang, US) A state policeman (short for Smokey Bear).
- (engineering) A portable punching machine.
- Alternative spelling of bere (“barley”).
- (Australia) A koala (bear).
adj
verb
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- take into consideration, have in view
- provide entertainment for
- (transitive) to amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably
- (transitive and intransitive) To have someone over at one's home, or some other venue, for a party or visit.
- (transitive) to receive and take into consideration; to have a thought in mind
- (Philippines, Malaysia, India, sometimes in business) to help; to assist; to answer a phone call
verb
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
- hold back a thought or feeling about
- keep in one's possession; of animals
- (intransitive) To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.
- (transitive) To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.
- (transitive) To provide a harbor or safe place for.
- (transitive) To drive (a hunted stag) to covert.
noun
- a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
- a place of refuge and comfort and security
- (countable) Any place of shelter.
- (countable, glassworking) A mixing box for materials.
- (countable, nautical) A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.
verb
noun
verb
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
- serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
- treat carefully
- give suck to
- (transitive) To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
- (transitive) To tend gently and with extra care.
- (transitive, billiards) To strike (billiard balls) gently, so as to keep them in good position during a series of shots.
- (transitive) To hold closely to one's chest.
- (transitive) To manage or oversee (something) with care and economy.
- (intransitive) To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.
- (transitive, figuratively) To cultivate or persistently entertain (an attitude, usually negative) in one's mind; to brood or obsess over.
- (transitive, informal) To drink (a beverage) slowly, so as to make it last.
- (transitive) To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
noun
- one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
- a woman who is the custodian of children
- (informal) Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.
- (healthcare) A medical worker, such as a registered nurse, having training, credentials, and rank above a nurse assistant.
- (figurative) One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, or fosters.
- A nurse shark or dogfish.
- (horticulture) A shrub or tree that protects a young plant.
- A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s children.
- A medical worker performing this role, typically someone trained to provide such care but having credentials and rank below a doctor or physician assistant.
- A larva of certain trematodes, which produces cercariae by asexual reproduction.
- (nautical) A lieutenant or first officer who takes command when the captain is unfit for his place.
noun
- The property of being persistent.
- (mathematics) The number of times an operation can be iteratively applied to a number before it reaches a permanently constant state.
- (computer science) Of data, the property of continuing to exist after the termination of the program.
- (meteorology) Continuation of the previous day's weather (particularly temperature and precipitation statistics).
- the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
- the property of a continuous and connected period of time
- persistent determination
verb
- To keep (something) in place or use, instead of removing or abolishing it; to preserve.
- To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back.
- Of a thing: to hold or keep (something) inside it; to contain.
- To hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated.
- To keep (something) in the mind; to recall, to remember.
- To keep in control or possession; to continue having.
- To keep (someone) in one's pay or service; also, (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower.
- (chiefly law) To employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer (“fee one pays to reserve another person's time for services”); specifically, to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secure their services if needed.
- Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
- To have the ability to keep something in the mind; to use the memory.
- (education) To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year; to keep back.
- (medicine) Of a body or body organ: to hold back tissue or a substance.
- (reflexive) To control or restrain (oneself); to exercise self-control over (oneself).
- (medicine) To hold back (tissue or a substance, especially urine) in the body or a body organ.
- (Christianity) To declare (a sin) not forgiven.
- To engage or hire (someone), especially temporarily.
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- keep in one's mind
- hold back within
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
noun
- The state of being preserved, how something has survived.
- The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
- the condition of being (well or ill) preserved
- a process that saves organic substances from decay
- the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
- an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
noun
- One who keeps (retains) something.
- A fruit or vegetable that keeps (remains good) for some time without spoiling.
- One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
- (informal) A person or thing worth keeping.
- A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.
- (sports) The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket; a goalkeeper or wicketkeeper.
- Synonym of armature (“piece of metal connecting the poles of a magnet to preserve its strength by forming a circuit”).
- (American football) An offensive play in which the quarterback runs toward the goal with the ball after it is snapped.
- A part of a mechanism that catches or retains another part, for example the part of a door lock that fits in the frame and receives the bolt.
- A thin, flexible tress or tongue of material (e.g. leather) at the end of a crop opposite the handle, which is broad enough to prevent the horse's skin from being marked as it might be by a whip.
- At Eton College, a student who is the captain of a sport or an activity such as drama.
- one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
- someone in charge of other people
noun
- The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
- (culture) The protection and care of cultural heritage, including artwork and architecture, as well as historical and archaeological artifacts
- Wise use of natural resources.
- (biology) The discipline concerned with protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources
- (physics) lack of change in a measurable property of an isolated physical system (conservation of energy, mass, momentum, electric charge, subatomic particles, and fundamental symmetries)
- (biology) Genes and associated characteristics of biological organisms that are unchanged by evolution, for example similar or identical nucleic acid sequences or proteins in different species descended from a common ancestor
- the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
- an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
- (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
adj
- in keeping
- prepared to agree or consent
- conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
- Agreeing or suitable; followed by to, or rarely by with.
- Pleasant to the senses or the mind; pleasing, satisfying, palatable.
- Able to agree; possible to be agreed.
- (used adverbially) Pursuant, conformant, accordant.
noun
adj
noun
- a speech sound that is not a vowel
- a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
- (phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.
- A letter representing the sound of a consonant.
verb
- (intransitive) To return to the possession of.
- (transitive) To cause to return to a former condition.
- (transitive) To cause (a property or rights) to return to the previous owner.
- (intransitive, Islam) To convert to Islam.
- (intransitive, biology) To return to an earlier or primitive type or state; to take on the traits or characters of an ancestral type.
- (intransitive) To change back, as from a soluble to an insoluble state or the reverse.
- (intransitive, originally India, now global) To reply (to correspondence, etc.).
- (transitive) To reverse a change made by (a person).
- To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.
- (intransitive) To take up again or return to a previous topic.
- (intransitive) To return to a former practice, condition, belief, etc.
- (intransitive, law) Of an estate: To return to its former owner, or to his or her heirs, when a grant comes to an end.
- (transitive, mathematics) To treat (a series, such as y=a+bx+cx²+⋯, where one variable y is expressed in powers of a second variable x), so as to find the second variable x expressed in a series arranged in powers of y.
- (transitive) To reverse (a change).
- go back to a previous state
- undergo reversion, as in a mutation
noun
- (computing) The act of reversion (of e.g. a database transaction or source control repository) to an earlier state.
- (religion) One who reverts to that religion which one had adhered to before having converted to another.
- The skateboard maneuver of rotating the board 180 degrees or more while the wheels remain on the ground.
- (Islam, due to the belief that all people are born Muslim) A convert to Islam.
- One who, or that which, reverts.
noun
- The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
- the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
- (gaming) The ability to recover or regain health.
- (finance) The recovery of debt.
- (economics) Renewed growth after a slump.
- A return to normal health.
- (mining) The extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal from an ore
- The act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.
- (law) A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts or costs.
- The act of regaining the position of guard after making an attack, in fencing, sparring, etc.
- gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
- return to an original state
noun
- the act of prolonging something
- the consequence of being lengthened in duration
- (uncountable) The condition of being protracted.
- (linguistics) The lengthening of a short syllable.
- The act of making a plot on paper.
- (countable) The act of protracting.
- (anatomy) An anterior movement on the horizontal plane; The forward movement of the tongue or of a limb.
noun
- the act of putting something somewhere
- a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
- a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
- a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
- the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
- the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
- money deposited in a bank or some similar institution
- money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
- matter that has been deposited by some natural process
- (law) Bailment of personal property to be kept gratuitously for the bailor (depositor) and without any benefit to the bailee (depositary), e.g. for storage, carriage, repair, etc.
- (geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
- A place of deposit; a depository.
- (banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
- A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit
- Anything left behind on a surface.
- (finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
verb
- put into a bank account
- put, fix, force, or implant
- put (something somewhere) firmly
- (transitive) To put money or funds into an account.
- To lay aside; to rid oneself of.
- To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
- To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
- (transitive) To lay down; to place; to put.
noun
- the act of putting something somewhere
- the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
- the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
- (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office
- (chemistry) The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
- (meteorology) The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
- The removal of someone from office.
- (physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
- (religion) The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.
- (law) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
- The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
adj
- Tending to reserve or keep; Involving the holding of something in reserve.
- Expressing reservation; indicating a qualification or doubt.
- (law) Pertaining to a form of transfer of real estate, in Spanish and South American law, where full ownership is granted to another person but where the new owner must pay the original owner an annual fee for rights to the land.
- (linguistics) Denoting an action that puts the object of the sentence into a state in which it remains.
noun
noun
- The act of retrieving or something retrieved.
- the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
- The cognitive process of bringing stored information into consciousness.
- (computing) The operation of accessing data, either from memory or from a storage device.
- the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory
- (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory
verb
- (transitive) To keep back; to retain.
- To book in advance; to make a reservation for.
- To keep in store for future or special use.
- hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency
- obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
noun
- In exhibitions, a distinction indicating that the recipient will get a prize in the event of another person being disqualified.
- A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose
- (calico printing) A resist.
- Wine held back and aged before being sold.
- Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
- (military) A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.
- The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.
- (ceramics) Absence of color or decoration; the state of being left plain.
- That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
- A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit.
- (Canada) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group: Indian reserve.
- A reserve price in an auction.
- (finance, insurance) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.
- (sports) A member of a team who does not participate from the start of the game, but can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates.
- A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.
- (card games) A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.
- formality and propriety of manner
- the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
- armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
- something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
- (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
- a district that is reserved for particular purpose
- an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
verb
- (intransitive) To return to one's possession, especially of memories.
- (intransitive) To return to a relationship with a former romantic partner.
- (intransitive) To retort.
- (intransitive) To return to a place.
- (intransitive) To return to a former state, usually a desirable one; to become fashionable once more.
- answer back
- be restored
- go back to something earlier
- even the score, in sports
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
adj
- retained; not shed
- stubbornly unyielding
- never-ceasing
- continually recurring to the mind
- (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) non-transient.
- (computing) Of data or a data structure: not transient or temporary, but remaining in existence after the termination of the program that creates it.
- (botany) Lasting past maturity without falling off.
- Insistently repetitive.
- Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
- Indefinitely continuous.
- (mathematics) Describing a fractal process that has a positive Brown function
noun
- the act of restoring something to its original state
- a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
- getting something back again
- That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.
- The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.
- A return or restoration to a previous condition or position.
- (law) A process of compensation for losses.
- (medicine) The movement of rotation which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labour.
verb
- (transitive) To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
- (transitive) To make last; to prolong.
- (transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
- (intransitive) To resume.
- (intransitive, copulative sense obsolete) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
- (poker slang) To make a continuation bet.
- (transitive, law) To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
- do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
- continue after an interruption
- continue in a place, position, or situation
- exist over a prolonged period of time
- move ahead; travel onward in time or space
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- continue talking
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
noun
noun
- the act of retaining something
- something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
- (sports) A foul consisting of impermissibly restricting the movement of an opposing player with the hands or stick.
- Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
- (in texts about Russia, nonstandard) A holding company, or other kind of company (by back-translation from Russian холдинг (xolding)).
- A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
- A determination of law made by a court.
verb
noun
- the act of retaining something
- The act of retaining or something retained.
- The act or power of remembering things.
- the power of retaining liquid
- the power of retaining and recalling past experience
- (law) The right to withhold a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right is duly paid; a lien.
- Memory; what is retained in the mind.
- (insurance) The portion of a potential damage that must be paid for by the holder of an insurance policy.
- (medicine) The length of time a patient remains in treatment.
- (medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces.
noun
- the act of storing something
- an electronic memory device
- the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
- (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk
- depositing in a warehouse
- a depository for goods
- (uncountable) The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.
- (usually uncountable, computer hardware) Any computer device, including such as a disk, on which data is stored for a longer term than main memory.
- (uncountable) The price charged for storing goods.
- (usually countable) An object or place in which something is stored.
verb
noun
noun
- the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion
- The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
- something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.)
- the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance
- a statement that limits or restricts some claim
- an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
- a district that is reserved for particular purpose
- the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)
- (US) A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people, such as the Hopi Reservation or the Navajo Nation's territory.
- (UK) The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway or dual carriageway.
- An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.
- Something that is withheld or kept back.
- The act of the pope to reserve to himself the right to nominate to certain benefices.
- (law, politics) A power of an overseeing authority to suspend legislation in the jurisdiction being overseen pending the approval of a higher authority. Such as a provincial/state governor reserving a bill passed by the state/provincial legislature from assent, pending approval of the federal government; or a federal bill passed by federal parliament being reserved by the viceroy pending approval by the crown.
- (often in the plural) A limiting qualification regarding certainty or risk; a doubt or concern.
- The practice of reserving part of the consecrated bread of the Eucharist for the communion of the sick.
- (India) The setting aside of a certain percentage of vacancies in government institutions for members of backward and underrepresented communities (defined primarily by caste and tribe).
noun
- The property of being persistent.
- (mathematics) The number of times an operation can be iteratively applied to a number before it reaches a permanently constant state.
- (computer science) Of data, the property of continuing to exist after the termination of the program.
- (meteorology) Continuation of the previous day's weather (particularly temperature and precipitation statistics).
- the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
- the property of a continuous and connected period of time
- persistent determination
noun
- The state of being preserved, how something has survived.
- The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
- the condition of being (well or ill) preserved
- a process that saves organic substances from decay
- the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
- an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
noun
- One who keeps (retains) something.
- A fruit or vegetable that keeps (remains good) for some time without spoiling.
- One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
- (informal) A person or thing worth keeping.
- A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.
- (sports) The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket; a goalkeeper or wicketkeeper.
- Synonym of armature (“piece of metal connecting the poles of a magnet to preserve its strength by forming a circuit”).
- (American football) An offensive play in which the quarterback runs toward the goal with the ball after it is snapped.
- A part of a mechanism that catches or retains another part, for example the part of a door lock that fits in the frame and receives the bolt.
- A thin, flexible tress or tongue of material (e.g. leather) at the end of a crop opposite the handle, which is broad enough to prevent the horse's skin from being marked as it might be by a whip.
- At Eton College, a student who is the captain of a sport or an activity such as drama.
- one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
- someone in charge of other people
noun
- The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
- (culture) The protection and care of cultural heritage, including artwork and architecture, as well as historical and archaeological artifacts
- Wise use of natural resources.
- (biology) The discipline concerned with protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources
- (physics) lack of change in a measurable property of an isolated physical system (conservation of energy, mass, momentum, electric charge, subatomic particles, and fundamental symmetries)
- (biology) Genes and associated characteristics of biological organisms that are unchanged by evolution, for example similar or identical nucleic acid sequences or proteins in different species descended from a common ancestor
- the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
- an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
- (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
noun
- The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
- the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
- (gaming) The ability to recover or regain health.
- (finance) The recovery of debt.
- (economics) Renewed growth after a slump.
- A return to normal health.
- (mining) The extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal from an ore
- The act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.
- (law) A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts or costs.
- The act of regaining the position of guard after making an attack, in fencing, sparring, etc.
- gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
- return to an original state
noun
- the act of prolonging something
- the consequence of being lengthened in duration
- (uncountable) The condition of being protracted.
- (linguistics) The lengthening of a short syllable.
- The act of making a plot on paper.
- (countable) The act of protracting.
- (anatomy) An anterior movement on the horizontal plane; The forward movement of the tongue or of a limb.
noun
- the act of putting something somewhere
- a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
- a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
- a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
- the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
- the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
- money deposited in a bank or some similar institution
- money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
- matter that has been deposited by some natural process
- (law) Bailment of personal property to be kept gratuitously for the bailor (depositor) and without any benefit to the bailee (depositary), e.g. for storage, carriage, repair, etc.
- (geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
- A place of deposit; a depository.
- (banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
- A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit
- Anything left behind on a surface.
- (finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
verb
- put into a bank account
- put, fix, force, or implant
- put (something somewhere) firmly
- (transitive) To put money or funds into an account.
- To lay aside; to rid oneself of.
- To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
- To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
- (transitive) To lay down; to place; to put.
noun
- the act of putting something somewhere
- the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
- the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
- (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office
- (chemistry) The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
- (meteorology) The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
- The removal of someone from office.
- (physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
- (religion) The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.
- (law) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
- The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
noun
- The act of retrieving or something retrieved.
- the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
- The cognitive process of bringing stored information into consciousness.
- (computing) The operation of accessing data, either from memory or from a storage device.
- the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory
- (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory
noun
verb
noun
- the act of restoring something to its original state
- a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
- getting something back again
- That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.
- The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.
- A return or restoration to a previous condition or position.
- (law) A process of compensation for losses.
- (medicine) The movement of rotation which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labour.
verb
- retain possession of
- (idiomatic) To keep; to store something for someone.
- be persistent, refuse to stop
- hold the phone line open
- stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
- hold firmly
- To grasp or grip firmly.
- (idiomatic) To retain an advantage.
- (idiomatic) Wait a short while.
- (idiomatic) To persist.
- (idiomatic) To remain loyal.
verb
- retain possession of
- To maintain possession of.
- hold and prevent from leaving
- supply with room and board
- prevent the action or expression of
- behave as expected during holidays or rites
- stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
- to rear
- store or keep customarily
- maintain for use and service
- retain rights to
- look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
- have as a supply
- supply with necessities and support
- maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
- fail to spoil or rot
- stick to correctly or closely
- maintain by writing regular records
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- conform one's action or practice to
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- prevent (food) from rotting
- (transitive, Singapore, Wales) To put (something) back (to its original location or appropriate place); to put away.
- (transitive) To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book.
- (transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.
- To have habitually in stock for sale.
- (ditransitive) To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
- (transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
- (of living things) To raise; to care for.
- To restrain.
- (transitive) To remain faithful to a given promise or word.
- (transitive) To record transactions, accounts, or events in.
- (intransitive, cricket) To act as wicket-keeper.
- (with from) To watch over, look after, guard, protect.
- To supply with necessities and financially support (a person).
- To refrain from freely disclosing (a secret).
- To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.
- To remain edible or otherwise usable.
- To continue.
- (copulative) To remain in a state.
noun
- a cell in a jail or prison
- the financial means whereby one lives
- the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
- The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
- (engineering) A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.
- (historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
- The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
verb
- (transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
- (intransitive) To stay back, to refrain.
- (transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
- retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
- hold back; refuse to hand over or share
noun
verb
- (transitive) To have and keep possession of something.
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- (transitive) 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.
- (imperative) In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
- To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
- (transitive) To reserve.
- (transitive) To bear, carry, or manage.
- (transitive) To contain or store.
- (intransitive, copulative) To keep oneself in a particular state.
- (slang, intransitive) To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.
- (intransitive, chiefly imperative) Not to move; to halt; to stop.
- (transitive) To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
- To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
- (transitive) To detain.
- (transitive) To maintain, to consider, to opine.
- To take place, to occur.
- To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.
- (intransitive) Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
- (tennis, ambitransitive) To win one's own service game.
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).
- (transitive) To cause to wait or delay.
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- keep from exhaling or expelling
- resist or confront with resistance
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- aim, point, or direct
- support or hold in a certain manner
- have room for; hold without crowding
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- remain committed to
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- contain or hold; have within
- be valid, applicable, or true
- be in accord; be in agreement
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- hold the attention of
- have or hold in one's hands or grip
- assert or affirm
- keep from departing
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- remain in a certain state, position, or condition
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
- protect against a challenge or attack
- take and maintain control over, often by violent means
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- declare to be
- cover as for protection against noise or smell
- stop dealing with
- organize or be responsible for
- have as a major characteristic
- be capable of holding or containing
noun
- A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
- (exercise) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
- The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
- An act or instance of holding.
- A place where animals are held for safety
- Something reserved or kept.
- (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
- The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
- The ability to persist.
- An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
- (baseball) 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.
- (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
- (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
- (aviation) A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.
- A grasp or grip.
- Power over someone or something.
- The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
- (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
- (wrestling, self-defense) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
- a stronghold
- a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- time during which some action is awaited
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- a cell in a jail or prison
- power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
- the act of grasping
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
verb
- take in and retain
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
- reach in time
- hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- catch up with and possibly overtake
- to hook or entangle
- suffer from the receipt of
- perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
- cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
- attract; cause to be enamored
- perceive by hearing
- be struck or affected by
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- come down with
- be the catcher
- attract and fix
- detect a blunder or misstep
- start burning
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- become aware of
- capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
- check oneself during an action
- spread or be communicated
- delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- see or watch
- take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
- discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
- (transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand.
- (transitive) To become infected by (an illness).
- (intransitive) To get pregnant.
- (transitive) To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep.
- (transitive) To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc.
- (transitive) To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.
- (intransitive, agriculture) To germinate and set down roots.
- (transitive) To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).
- (transitive) To grip or entangle.
- (transitive) To travel by means of.
- (transitive, rare) To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.)
- (transitive, intransitive) To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.).
- (transitive) To be hit by something.
- (intransitive) To spread by infection or similar means.
- (intransitive) To be held back or impeded.
- (transitive) To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.
- (transitive, of fire) To spread or be conveyed to.
- (transitive) To have something be held back or impeded.
- (transitive) To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for.
- (intransitive) To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.
- (transitive, computing) To handle an exception.
- (transitive, intransitive, baseball) To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher.
- (transitive, cricket) To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce.
- (transitive) To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure.
- (transitive, rowing) To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke.
- (transitive) To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.).
- (intransitive) To make a grasping or snatching motion (at).
- (transitive, surfing) To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.
- (transitive) To unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something).
- To notice.
- (intransitive) To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.
- (transitive, informal) To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).
- (transitive) To charm or entrance.
- (transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).
- (transitive) To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or influence.
- (transitive) To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium).
noun
- a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
- a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
- a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
- a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
- the quantity that was caught
- a restraint that checks the motion of something
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- the act of catching an object with the hands
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- (countable, music) The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.
- (countable) A fragment of music or poetry.
- (countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
- (countable) The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.
- (countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.
- (countable) The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.
- Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
- (countable) Something which is captured or caught.
- (countable, cricket, baseball) The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
- (countable, sometimes noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
- (countable, agriculture) A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.
- (countable) A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.
- (countable) A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.
- (countable, rowing) The first contact of an oar with the water.
- (countable, cricket) A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.
- A slight remembrance; a trace.
- (countable, music) A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.
- (uncountable) The game of catching a ball.
- (countable, phonetics) A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.
- (countable, colloquial, by extension) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.
verb
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- support or hold in a certain manner
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- contain or hold; have within
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- be pregnant with
- take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
- bring in
- bring forth
- have
- cause to be born
- have on one's person
- move while holding up or supporting
- (transitive) To carry on, or maintain; to have.
- (transitive) To present or exhibit (a particular outward appearance); to have (a certain look).
- (intransitive, originally nautical) To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).
- (transitive) To have (a certain meaning, intent, or effect).
- (transitive) To carry or hold in the mind; to experience, entertain, harbour (an idea, feeling, or emotion).
- (transitive, rarely intransitive, of a woman or female animal) To carry (offspring in the womb), to be pregnant (with).
- (transitive, of a thing) To have (a relation, correspondence, etc.) to something else.
- (transitive) To have (a name, title, or designation).
- (now transitive outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
- (intransitive, military, usually with on or upon) Of a weapon, to be aimed at an enemy or other target.
- (transitive) To display (a particular heraldic device) on a shield or coat of arms; to be entitled to wear or use (a heraldic device) as a coat of arms.
- (transitive, rare) To feel and show (respect, reverence, loyalty, etc.) to, towards, or unto a person or thing.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To take effect; to have influence or force; to be relevant.
- (transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
- (transitive) To sustain, or be answerable for (blame, expense, responsibility, etc.).
- (transitive, of an investment, loan, etc.) To have (interest or a specified rate of interest) stipulated in its terms.
- (transitive) To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.
- (transitive) To possess or enjoy (recognition, renown, a reputation, etc.); to have (a particular price, value, or worth).
- (transitive) To warrant, justify the need for.
- (transitive) To carry (weapons, flags or symbols of rank, office, etc.) upon one's person, especially visibly; to be equipped with (weapons, etc.).
- (transitive, ditransitive) To give birth to (someone or something) (may take the father of the direct object as an indirect object).
- (chiefly transitive) To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
- (transitive, of a person or animal) To have (an appendage, organ, etc.) as part of the body; (of a part of the body) to have (an appendage).
- (finance, transitive) To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
- (transitive, rare) To possess and use, to exercise (power or influence); to hold (an office, rank, or position).
- (transitive, less commonly intransitive) To produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops.
- (transitive) To possess inherently (a quality, attribute, power, or capacity); to have and display as an essential characteristic.
- (transitive) To have or display (a mark or other feature).
- (transitive) To admit or be capable of (a meaning); to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.
- (reflexive, transitive) To behave or conduct (oneself).
- (transitive) To support or sustain; to hold up.
- (transitive) To wear (garments, pieces of jewellery, etc.).
- (intransitive, usually with on, upon, or against) To push, thrust, press.
noun
- an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
- massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
- (nautical) A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
- Alternative spelling of bere (“pillowcase”).
- A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.
- (cartomancy) The fifteenth Lenormand card.
- (finance) An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.
- (figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.
- (colloquial, US) Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.
- (gay slang) A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.
- (cooking, uncountable) The meat of this animal.
- (CB radio, slang, US) A state policeman (short for Smokey Bear).
- (engineering) A portable punching machine.
- Alternative spelling of bere (“barley”).
- (Australia) A koala (bear).
adj
verb
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- take into consideration, have in view
- provide entertainment for
- (transitive) to amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably
- (transitive and intransitive) To have someone over at one's home, or some other venue, for a party or visit.
- (transitive) to receive and take into consideration; to have a thought in mind
- (Philippines, Malaysia, India, sometimes in business) to help; to assist; to answer a phone call
verb
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
- hold back a thought or feeling about
- keep in one's possession; of animals
- (intransitive) To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.
- (transitive) To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.
- (transitive) To provide a harbor or safe place for.
- (transitive) To drive (a hunted stag) to covert.
noun
- a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
- a place of refuge and comfort and security
- (countable) Any place of shelter.
- (countable, glassworking) A mixing box for materials.
- (countable, nautical) A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.
verb
noun
verb
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
- serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
- treat carefully
- give suck to
- (transitive) To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
- (transitive) To tend gently and with extra care.
- (transitive, billiards) To strike (billiard balls) gently, so as to keep them in good position during a series of shots.
- (transitive) To hold closely to one's chest.
- (transitive) To manage or oversee (something) with care and economy.
- (intransitive) To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.
- (transitive, figuratively) To cultivate or persistently entertain (an attitude, usually negative) in one's mind; to brood or obsess over.
- (transitive, informal) To drink (a beverage) slowly, so as to make it last.
- (transitive) To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
noun
- one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
- a woman who is the custodian of children
- (informal) Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.
- (healthcare) A medical worker, such as a registered nurse, having training, credentials, and rank above a nurse assistant.
- (figurative) One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, or fosters.
- A nurse shark or dogfish.
- (horticulture) A shrub or tree that protects a young plant.
- A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s children.
- A medical worker performing this role, typically someone trained to provide such care but having credentials and rank below a doctor or physician assistant.
- A larva of certain trematodes, which produces cercariae by asexual reproduction.
- (nautical) A lieutenant or first officer who takes command when the captain is unfit for his place.
verb
- To keep (something) in place or use, instead of removing or abolishing it; to preserve.
- To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back.
- Of a thing: to hold or keep (something) inside it; to contain.
- To hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated.
- To keep (something) in the mind; to recall, to remember.
- To keep in control or possession; to continue having.
- To keep (someone) in one's pay or service; also, (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower.
- (chiefly law) To employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer (“fee one pays to reserve another person's time for services”); specifically, to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secure their services if needed.
- Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
- To have the ability to keep something in the mind; to use the memory.
- (education) To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year; to keep back.
- (medicine) Of a body or body organ: to hold back tissue or a substance.
- (reflexive) To control or restrain (oneself); to exercise self-control over (oneself).
- (medicine) To hold back (tissue or a substance, especially urine) in the body or a body organ.
- (Christianity) To declare (a sin) not forgiven.
- To engage or hire (someone), especially temporarily.
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- keep in one's mind
- hold back within
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
verb
- (intransitive) To return to the possession of.
- (transitive) To cause to return to a former condition.
- (transitive) To cause (a property or rights) to return to the previous owner.
- (intransitive, Islam) To convert to Islam.
- (intransitive, biology) To return to an earlier or primitive type or state; to take on the traits or characters of an ancestral type.
- (intransitive) To change back, as from a soluble to an insoluble state or the reverse.
- (intransitive, originally India, now global) To reply (to correspondence, etc.).
- (transitive) To reverse a change made by (a person).
- To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.
- (intransitive) To take up again or return to a previous topic.
- (intransitive) To return to a former practice, condition, belief, etc.
- (intransitive, law) Of an estate: To return to its former owner, or to his or her heirs, when a grant comes to an end.
- (transitive, mathematics) To treat (a series, such as y=a+bx+cx²+⋯, where one variable y is expressed in powers of a second variable x), so as to find the second variable x expressed in a series arranged in powers of y.
- (transitive) To reverse (a change).
- go back to a previous state
- undergo reversion, as in a mutation
noun
- (computing) The act of reversion (of e.g. a database transaction or source control repository) to an earlier state.
- (religion) One who reverts to that religion which one had adhered to before having converted to another.
- The skateboard maneuver of rotating the board 180 degrees or more while the wheels remain on the ground.
- (Islam, due to the belief that all people are born Muslim) A convert to Islam.
- One who, or that which, reverts.
verb
- (transitive) To keep back; to retain.
- To book in advance; to make a reservation for.
- To keep in store for future or special use.
- hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency
- obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
noun
- In exhibitions, a distinction indicating that the recipient will get a prize in the event of another person being disqualified.
- A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose
- (calico printing) A resist.
- Wine held back and aged before being sold.
- Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
- (military) A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.
- The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.
- (ceramics) Absence of color or decoration; the state of being left plain.
- That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
- A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit.
- (Canada) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group: Indian reserve.
- A reserve price in an auction.
- (finance, insurance) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.
- (sports) A member of a team who does not participate from the start of the game, but can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates.
- A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.
- (card games) A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.
- formality and propriety of manner
- the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
- armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
- something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
- (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
- a district that is reserved for particular purpose
- an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
verb
- (intransitive) To return to one's possession, especially of memories.
- (intransitive) To return to a relationship with a former romantic partner.
- (intransitive) To retort.
- (intransitive) To return to a place.
- (intransitive) To return to a former state, usually a desirable one; to become fashionable once more.
- answer back
- be restored
- go back to something earlier
- even the score, in sports
verb
- (transitive) To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
- (transitive) To make last; to prolong.
- (transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
- (intransitive) To resume.
- (intransitive, copulative sense obsolete) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
- (poker slang) To make a continuation bet.
- (transitive, law) To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
- do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
- continue after an interruption
- continue in a place, position, or situation
- exist over a prolonged period of time
- move ahead; travel onward in time or space
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- continue talking
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
noun
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adj
- in keeping
- prepared to agree or consent
- conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
- Agreeing or suitable; followed by to, or rarely by with.
- Pleasant to the senses or the mind; pleasing, satisfying, palatable.
- Able to agree; possible to be agreed.
- (used adverbially) Pursuant, conformant, accordant.
noun
adj
noun
- a speech sound that is not a vowel
- a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
- (phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.
- A letter representing the sound of a consonant.
adj
- Tending to reserve or keep; Involving the holding of something in reserve.
- Expressing reservation; indicating a qualification or doubt.
- (law) Pertaining to a form of transfer of real estate, in Spanish and South American law, where full ownership is granted to another person but where the new owner must pay the original owner an annual fee for rights to the land.
- (linguistics) Denoting an action that puts the object of the sentence into a state in which it remains.
noun
adj
noun
verb
adj
- retained; not shed
- stubbornly unyielding
- never-ceasing
- continually recurring to the mind
- (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) non-transient.
- (computing) Of data or a data structure: not transient or temporary, but remaining in existence after the termination of the program that creates it.
- (botany) Lasting past maturity without falling off.
- Insistently repetitive.
- Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
- Indefinitely continuous.
- (mathematics) Describing a fractal process that has a positive Brown function