hold II homograph 2

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. det å holde the act of holding
   as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som dyreholdthe keeping of animals, husholdhousehold, kostholddiet (what one habitually eats), medholdbacking, support (for one's position), vedlikeholdmaintenance · upkeep
2. tak (II, 1)a grip, feste (I, 1)an anchorage a griptak (II, 1), an anchoragefeste (I, 1)
   • holdet var så dårlig at boltene løsnet the anchorage was so poor that the bolts came loose
3. fasthetfirmness, solidity · resoluteness, firmness of purpose;
   pålitelighetreliability firmnessfasthet;
   reliabilitypålitelighet
   • en påstand uten hold a claim with no substance
4. avstanddistance · a gap, a gulf distanceavstand
   • det ble bom, holdet var for langt it was a miss, the range was too great
   • følge begivenhetene på nært hold to follow events at close quarters
5. kant, område eller krets hvor noe kommer fra a side, area or circle that something comes from
   • fra informert hold blir det hevdet at nyheten snart blir presentert it is claimed from informed quarters that the news will soon be presented
   • ha noe fra høyeste hold to have something from the highest authority
   • en kan ikke vente annet fra det holdet one cannot expect anything else from that quarter
   • på amerikansk hold on the American side
6. stikkende smerte i mage- eller brystregionen a stabbing pain in the abdominal or chest region
   • holdet i siden gav seg omsider the stitch in my side finally eased off