holds

• have room for
• declare to be
• be in accord
• be pertinent or relevant or applicable
• understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
• cause to stop
• contain or hold
• have rightfully
• support or hold in a certain manner
• bind by an obligation
• arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
• the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
• drink alcohol without showing ill effects
• lessen the intensity of
• the act of grasping
• to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
• be capable of holding or containing
• a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
• keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
• protect against a challenge or attack
• resist or confront with resistance
• time during which some action is awaited
• maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
• organize or be responsible for
• the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
• have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
• power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
• a stronghold
• a cell in a jail or prison
• keep in a certain state, position, or activity
• have or hold in one´s hands or grip
• secure and keep for possible future use or application
• be the physical support of
• remain in a certain state, position, or condition
• be valid, applicable, or true
• assert or affirm
• have as a major characteristic
• hold the attention of
• remain committed to
• stop dealing with
• keep from departing
• take and maintain control over, often by violent means
• cover as for protection against noise or smell
• aim, point, or direct
• keep from exhaling or expelling

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