verb

• (transitive) To grasp or grip.
  "Hold the pencil like this."
• (transitive) To contain or store.
  "This package holds six bottles."
• (heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.
  "Hold my coat for me."
• (heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.
  "Hold a table for us at 7:00."

noun

• (wrestling, self-defense) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
  "He got him in a tight hold and pinned him to the mat."
• (exercise) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
• (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
  "The House Hold on the game is 10,000, this is the amount of decision or risk the house wishes to assume."
• (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
  "As of Monday night the total Melbourne Cup hold was $848,015"

noun

• (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
  "We watched our luggage being loaded into the hold of the plane."

adj

• (obsolete) Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.
  "at the proper moment, I stepped forward with a gay heart and a hold one"