Host vs. Hold

Hostnoun

One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.

Hostnoun

One that provides a facility for an event.

Hostnoun

A person or organization responsible for running an event.

Hostnoun

A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.

Hostnoun

Any computer attached to a network.

Hostnoun

(ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.

Hostnoun

An organism bearing certain genetic material.

Hostnoun

A paid male companion offering conversation and in some cases sex, as in certain types of bar in Japan.

Hostnoun

A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)

Hostnoun

A large number of items; a large inventory.

Hostnoun

(Christianity) The consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist.

Hostverb

To perform the role of a host.

Hostverb

To lodge at an inn.

Hostverb

To run software made available to a remote user or process.

Hostnoun

The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecration.

Hostnoun

An army; a number of men gathered for war.

Hostnoun

Any great number or multitude; a throng.

Hostnoun

One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging, or entertainment; a landlord.

Hostnoun

Any animal or plant affording lodgment or subsistence to a parasitic or commensal organism. Thus a tree is a host of an air plant growing upon it.

Hostverb

To give entertainment to.

Hostverb

To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment.

Hostnoun

a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

Hostnoun

a vast multitude

Hostnoun

an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; the host does not benefit and is often harmed by the association

Hostnoun

a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)

Hostnoun

archaic terms for army

Hostnoun

any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event;

Hostnoun

(medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor

Hostnoun

the owner or manager of an inn

Hostnoun

a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion

Hostnoun

(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

Hostverb

be the host of or for;

Holdverb

(transitive) To grasp or grip.

Holdverb

(transitive) To contain or store.

Holdverb

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

Holdverb

(transitive) To have and keep possession of something.

Holdverb

(transitive) To reserve.

Holdverb

(transitive) To cause to wait or delay.

Holdverb

(transitive) To detain.

Holdverb

(intransitive) To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).

Holdverb

To keep oneself in a particular state.

Holdverb

(transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.

Holdverb

(transitive) To bear, carry, or manage.

Holdverb

Not to move; to halt; to stop.

Holdverb

(intransitive) Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.

Holdverb

To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.

Holdverb

(heading) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.

Holdverb

(transitive) To maintain, to consider, to opine.

Holdverb

(transitive) To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.

Holdverb

To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.

Holdverb

To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.

Holdverb

(archaic) To restrain oneself; to refrain; to hold back.

Holdverb

To win one's own service game.

Holdverb

To take place, to occur.

Holdverb

To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).

Holdverb

(archaic) To derive right or title.

Holdnoun

A grasp or grip.

Holdnoun

A place where animals are held for safety

Holdnoun

An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.

Holdnoun

Something reserved or kept.

Holdnoun

Power over someone or something.

Holdnoun

The ability to persist.

Holdnoun

The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.

Holdnoun

(wrestling) A position or grip used to control the opponent.

Holdnoun

(exercise) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time

Holdnoun

(gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.

Holdnoun

(gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.

Holdnoun

(tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.

Holdnoun

The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.

Holdnoun

A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.

Holdnoun

A pause facility.

Holdnoun

The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.

Holdnoun

(baseball) A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.

Holdnoun

The cargo area of a ship or aircraft, (often cargo hold).

Holdadjective

(obsolete) Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.

Holdnoun

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

Holdnoun

The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; grip; possession; - often used with the verbs take and lay.

Holdnoun

The authority or ground to take or keep; claim.

Holdnoun

Binding power and influence.

Holdnoun

Something that may be grasped; means of support.

Holdnoun

A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody; guard.

Holdnoun

A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle; - often called a stronghold.

Holdnoun

A character [thus ] placed over or under a note or rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged; - called also pause, and corona.

Holdverb

To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain.

Holdverb

To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to defend.

Holdverb

To have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to derive title to; as, to hold office.

Holdverb

To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.

Holdverb

To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.

Holdverb

To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a festival, a session, etc.; hence, to direct and bring about officially; to conduct or preside at; as, the general held a council of war; a judge holds a court; a clergyman holds a service.

Holdverb

To receive and retain; to contain as a vessel; as, this pail holds milk; hence, to be able to receive and retain; to have capacity or containing power for.

Holdverb

To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.

Holdverb

To consider; to regard; to esteem; to account; to think; to judge.

Holdverb

To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his head high.

Holdverb

In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence:

Holdverb

Not to move; to halt; to stop; - mostly in the imperative.

Holdverb

Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.

Holdverb

Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.

Holdverb

Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave; - often with with, to, or for.

Holdverb

To restrain one's self; to refrain.

Holdverb

To derive right or title; - generally with of.

Holdnoun

the act of grasping;

Holdnoun

understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something;

Holdnoun

power by which something or someone is affected or dominated;

Holdnoun

time during which some action is awaited;

Holdnoun

a state of being confined (usually for a short time);

Holdnoun

a stronghold

Holdnoun

a cell in a jail or prison

Holdnoun

the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it;

Holdnoun

the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo

Holdverb

organize or be responsible for;

Holdverb

keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,

Holdverb

have or hold in one's hands or grip;

Holdverb

to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement;

Holdverb

have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices;

Holdverb

have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense;

Holdverb

keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view;

Holdverb

contain or hold; have within;

Holdverb

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits;

Holdverb

remain in a certain state, position, or condition;

Holdverb

maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings);

Holdverb

assert or affirm;

Holdverb

remain committed to;

Holdverb

secure and keep for possible future use or application;

Holdverb

be the physical support of; carry the weight of;

Holdverb

hold the attention of;

Holdverb

keep from exhaling or expelling;

Holdverb

support or hold in a certain manner;

Holdverb

have room for; hold without crowding;

Holdverb

be capable of holding or containing;

Holdverb

be valid, applicable, or true;

Holdverb

take and maintain control over, often by violent means;

Holdverb

protect against a challenge or attack;

Holdverb

declare to be;

Holdverb

have as a major characteristic;

Holdverb

cause to stop;

Holdverb

bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted;

Holdverb

cover as for protection against noise or smell;

Holdverb

drink alcohol without showing ill effects;

Holdverb

be pertinent or relevant or applicable;

Holdverb

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance;

Holdverb

resist or confront with resistance;

Holdverb

keep from departing;

Holdverb

stop dealing with;

Holdverb

aim, point, or direct;

Holdverb

be in accord; be in agreement;