Shak.
The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Ex. xx. 7.
10. To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his
head high.
Let him hold his fingers thus.
Shak.
To hold a wager, to lay or hazard a wager. Swift. -- To hold forth, to
offer; to exhibit; to propose; to put forward. "The propositions which
books hold forth and pretend to teach." Locke. -- To held in, to
restrain; to curd. -- To hold in hand, to toy with; to keep in
expectation; to have in one's power. [Obs.]
O, fie! to receive favors, return falsehoods, And hold a lady in
hand.
Beaw. & Fl.
-- To hold in play, to keep under control; to dally with. Macaulay. --
To hold off, to keep at a distance. -- To hold on, to hold in being,
continuance or position; as, to hold a rider on. -- To hold one's day,
to keep one's appointment. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- To hold one's own. (a) To
keep good one's present condition absolutely or relatively; not to fall
off, or to lose ground; as, a ship holds her own when she does not lose
ground in a race or chase; a man holds his own when he does not lose
strength or weight. -- To hold one's peace, to keep silence.- To hold
out. (a) To extend; to offer. "Fortune holds out these to you as
rewards." B. Jonson. (b) To continue to do or to suffer; to endure. "He
can not long hold out these pangs." Shak. -- To hold up. (a) To raise;
to lift; as, hold up your head. (b) To support; to sustain. "He holds
himself up in virtue."Sir P. Sidney. (c) To exhibit; to display; as, he
was held up as an example. (d) To rein in; to check; to halt; as, hold
up your horses. -- To hold water. (a) Literally, to retain water
without leaking; hence (Fig.), to be whole, sound, consistent, without
gaps or holes; -- commonly used in a negative sense; as, his statements
will not hold water. [Collog.] (b) (Naut.) To hold the oars steady in
the water, thus checking the headway of a boat.
Hold, v. i. In general, to keep one's self in a given position or
condition; to remain fixed. Hence: