Hold
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Hold may refer to:
- Hold (ship)Hold (ship)thumb|right|120px|View of the hold of a container shipA ship's hold is a space for carrying cargo. Cargo in holds may be either packaged in crates, bales, etc., or unpackaged . Access to holds is by a large hatch at the top...
, interior cargo space - Hold (aviation), a place for an aircraft to loop around near its destination
- Legal holdLegal holdA legal hold is a process which an organization uses to preserve all forms of relevant information when litigation is reasonably anticipated....
, a legal ruling or official declaration - Hold (baseball)Hold (baseball)A hold is awarded to a relief pitcher who meets the following three conditions:Unlike saves, wins, and losses, more than one pitcher per team can earn a hold for a game, though it is not possible for a pitcher to receive more than one hold in a given game...
, a statistic that may be awarded to a relief pitcher - Hold (telephone)Hold (telephone)In telephony, a call may be placed on hold, in which case the connection is not terminated but no verbal communication is possible until the call is removed from hold by the same or another extension on the key telephone system. Music on hold or On Hold Messaging may be played for the caller while...
, a condition where the call is not terminated, but no speech is taking place - Grappling holdGrappling holdA grappling hold is a grappling, wrestling, judo or other martial arts term for a specific grip that is applied to an opponent. Holds are principally used to control the opponent, and to advance in points or positioning...
, a specific grip applied to an opponent in wrestling or martial arts - Secret holdSecret holdIn the United States Senate, a hold is a parliamentary procedure permitted by the Standing Rules of the United States Senate which allows one or more Senators to prevent a motion from reaching a vote on the Senate floor....
, a parliamentary procedure - Hold (title), an ancient Anglo-Danish and Norwegian title
- Stronghold, a castle or other fortified place
- The cards that are kept in a hand of pokerPokerPoker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
, not those discarded and replaced - Holds of PernHolds of PernHolds, in Anne McCaffrey's science fiction series Dragonriders of Pern, are the residences of the bulk of the planet Pern's population.Members of specialized professions on Pern live in Crafthalls and dragonriders live in Weyrs, but for most people, the Hold is both the residence and primary social...
, a city or community in the Dragonriders of Pern science-fiction series - Marianne HoldMarianne HoldMarianne Hold was a German movie actress who became popular in the 1950s and 1960s for her numerous roles in romantic comedy films set in rural, especially Alpine, areas .- Biography :...
(1933–1994), German actress - "Hold", a song by Axium from Blindsided
- Handhold (dance)Handhold (dance)A handhold is a manner the dancers hold each other's hands during the dance.A hold is the way one partner holds another one with hands.Hold and handhold are important components of connection in dance.-Couple dances:*Waist-hand hold...