verb

1. To grasp or grip.

   “Hold the pencil like this.”

2. To contain or store.

   “This package holds six bottles.”

3. (heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.

Synonyms: clasp, grasp, grip, own, happen

noun

1. Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.

2. A determination of law made by a court.

3. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.