| carry |
to hold oneself in a certain way. [1/4 definitions] |
| carton |
a box made of thick paper or of plastic made to hold one particular type of product. |
| cling |
to hold onto someone or something tightly. [1/2 definitions] |
| fast1 |
When you have a fast hold on something, it means that your hold is tight and will not let go easily. [1/9 definitions] |
| grip |
When you have a grip on something, you have a tight hold on it. It will not slip away from you. If your hand has a strong grip, you are able to hold things very tightly. [1/3 definitions] |
| handle |
A handle is a part of something that sticks out from it and lets you hold on to it. When you drink from a cup, you usually hold the cup by its handle. Cups, doors, shopping baskets, pots and pans, and many kinds of bags have handles. [1/4 definitions] |
| hold on |
When you hold on to something, you hold it to keep yourself from falling or moving, or you hold it so that it doesn't move or get away from you. [2/3 definitions] |
| hug |
to hold one another in an embrace. [1/4 definitions] |
| keep one's shirt on |
(informal) to stop oneself from becoming angry or losing patience; hold one's temper. |
| measuring cup |
a specially designed cup used in cooking for measuring ingredients. Some measuring cups are designed to hold one specific amount of an ingredient such as a half cup, third cup, or quarter cup. Many large measuring cups are marked to show different levels of capacity. |
| on |
If you ride a horse and hold on, it means that you hold tight. [1/17 definitions] |
| persist |
to continue in a course of action or hold on to a belief in a firm, steady way. [1/2 definitions] |
| pull |
Sometimes when you pull something, you hold on to it and make it follow behind you. When a truck pulls a car, the car is attached to the truck and the truck moves it along behind itself. [1/8 definitions] |
| quart |
A quart is a certain amount of liquid or of things like ice cream, yogurt, or fruit. In America, containers of milk in a store often hold one quart or two quarts of milk. The largest containers of milk usually hold a gallon, and it takes four quarts to make up a gallon. A short way of writing quart or quarts is "qt." |
| railing |
A railing is the thing you hold onto when you are going up or down the stairs. [1/2 definitions] |
| sticky |
tending to stick to or hold on to something when touched. [1/2 definitions] |
| swing |
When you swing from a branch on a tree, you hold on to the branch and move your body back and forth through the air. When a door swings, it moves backward or forward while it is still attached to the door frame. [1/7 definitions] |
| woodpecker |
A woodpecker is a bird with a hard, pointed beak. It uses its beak for making holes in trees to find insects to eat. Woodpeckers have strong claws and stiff tails that help them climb and hold on tight to trees. Woodpeckers come in many different sizes. |