1. Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
   "enemy-held territory"

1. Keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
   "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"
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See also: handheld, hold back, hold out, hold over, hold up, holder, holding

Type of: affirm, aim, assert, aver, avow, be, bear on, becharm [archaic], beguile, believe, bespeak, bewitch, booze, call for, captivate, capture, catch, charm, come to, command, conceive, concern, consider, continue, control, cover, defer, direct, disable, disenable, drink, enamor [US], enamour [Brit, Cdn], enchant, entrance, evaluate, exist, experience, fascinate, feel, fuddle, go along, go on, have to do with, hold back, hold on, hold out, hold over, incapacitate, include, judge, keep, keep back, pass judgment, pertain, postpone, prevent, proceed, prorogue, protect, put off, put over, quest, reckon, refer, regard, relate, remit, request, resist, restrain, see, set back, shelve, stand firm, stop, swan, swear, table [N. Amer], take, take aim, think, touch, touch on, train, trance, verify, view, withstand

Antonym: let go of

Encyclopedia: Held

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