The meaning of HOLD is to have possession or ownership of or have at one's disposal.

He currently holds the position of technical manager. The bank holds large reserves of gold. Despite incurring heavy losses, the rebels now hold the town and the surrounding hills.

to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp. She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his. to set aside; reserve or retain. to hold a reservation. to bear, sustain, or support, as with …

Hold also means to keep from exhaling. If you forget to hold your breath when you go underwater, you're sure to come up sputtering. The noun hold means the cargo area on a ship or airplane. When you …

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English hold1 /həʊld $ hoʊld/ S1 W1 verb (past tense and past participle held /held/) 1 in your hand/arms a) [transitive] to have something in your hand, hands, …

hold (həʊld) vb, holds, holding or held (hɛld) 1. to have or keep (an object) with or within the hands, arms, etc; clasp

to contain or be capable of containing: This bottle holds a quart. to bind or make accountable to an obligation: We will hold you to your promise to pay back the money.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hold. Besides, this place holds terrible memories for me. You have no idea what kind of magic it holds. This system still holds good.

"The beam holds up the roof "; "What's holding that mirror?";

If a vehicle holds the road well, it remains in close contact with the road and can be controlled safely and easily. I thought the car held the road really well. [VERB noun adverb]