Host vs. Hold

One who receives or entertains guests in a social or official capacity.

To have and keep in one's grasp

A person who manages an inn or hotel.

To aim or direct; point

One that furnishes facilities and resources for a function or event

To keep from falling or moving; support

The emcee or interviewer on a radio or television program.

To sustain the pressure of

An organism on which or in which another organism lives.

To keep from departing or getting away

A cell that has been infected by a virus or other infective agent.

To keep in custody

(Medicine) The recipient of a transplanted tissue or organ.

To retain (one's attention or interest)

A computer or other device providing data or services that a remote computer can access by means of a network or modem.

To avoid letting out or expelling

A computer that is connected to a TCP/IP network such as the internet.

To be filled by; contain

An army.

To be capable of holding

A great number; a multitude.

To have as a chief characteristic or quality

The consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist.

To have in store

To serve as host to or at

To have and maintain in one's possession

To provide software that offers data or services, hardware, or both over a computer network.

To have as a responsible position or a privilege

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

To have in recognition of achievement or superiority

One that provides a facility for an event.

To maintain control over

A person or organization responsible for running an event.

To maintain occupation of by force or coercion

A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.

To withstand the efforts or advance of (an opposing team, for example).

Any computer attached to a network.

To maintain in a given condition, situation, or action

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

To impose control or restraint on; curb

An organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.

To stop the movement or progress of

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

To reserve or keep back from use

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

To defer the immediate handling of

A large number of items; a large inventory.

To own or have title to.

(Christianity) The consecrated bread of the Eucharist.

To be in possession of, whether legally entitled or not

To perform the role of a host.

To bind by a contract.

To lodge at an inn.

To adjudge or decree

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

To make accountable; obligate

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

To keep in the mind or convey as a judgment, conviction, or point of view

An army; a number of men gathered for war.

To assert or affirm, especially formally

Any great number or multitude; a throng.

To regard in a certain way

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

To cause to take place; carry on

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.

To assemble for and conduct the activity of; convene

To give entertainment to.

To carry or support (the body or a bodily part) in a certain position

To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment.

To cover (the ears or the nose, for example) especially for protection

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

To maintain a grasp or grip on something.

A vast multitude

To stay securely fastened

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

To maintain a desired or accustomed position or condition

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

To withstand stress, pressure, or opposition

Archaic terms for army

To continue in the same direction

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

To be valid, applicable, or true

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

To halt an intended action. Often used in the imperative.

The owner or manager of an inn

To stop the countdown during a missile or spacecraft launch.

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

(Slang) To have in one's possession illicit or illegally obtained material or goods, especially narcotics

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

The act or a means of grasping.

Be the host of or for;

A manner of grasping an opponent, as in wrestling or aikido

Something that may be grasped or gripped, as for support.

A control or adjustor on a television that keeps the screen image in proper position

A telephone service that allows one to temporarily interrupt a call without severing the connection.

A bond or force that attaches or restrains, or by which something is affected or dominated

Complete control

Full understanding

The sustaining of a note longer than its indicated time value.

The symbol designating this pause; a fermata.

A direction or indication that something is to be reserved or deferred.

A temporary halt, as in a countdown.

A prison cell.

The state of being in confinement; custody.

(Archaic) A fortified place; a stronghold.

The lower interior part of a ship or airplane where cargo is stored.

(transitive) To grasp or grip.

(transitive) To contain or store.

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

(transitive) To have and keep possession of something.

(transitive) To reserve.

(transitive) To cause to wait or delay.

(transitive) To detain.

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

To keep oneself in a particular state.

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

(transitive) To bear, carry, or manage.

Not to move; to halt; to stop.

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

To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.

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

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

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

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

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

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

To win one's own service game.

To take place, to occur.

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

(archaic) To derive right or title.

(imperative) In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.

To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.

A grasp or grip.

An act or instance of holding.

A place where animals are held for safety

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

Something reserved or kept.

Power over someone or something.

The ability to persist.

The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.

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

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

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

(gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.

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

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

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

A pause facility.

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

(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.

(aviation) A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.

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

(obsolete) Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.

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

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.

The authority or ground to take or keep; claim.

Binding power and influence.

Something that may be grasped; means of support.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

To restrain one's self; to refrain.

To derive right or title; - generally with of.

The act of grasping;

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

Power by which something or someone is affected or dominated;

Time during which some action is awaited;

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

A stronghold

A cell in a jail or prison

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

The space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo

Organize or be responsible for;

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

Have or hold in one's hands or grip;

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

Have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices;

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

Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view;

Contain or hold; have within;

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

Remain in a certain state, position, or condition;

Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings);

Assert or affirm;

Remain committed to;

Secure and keep for possible future use or application;

Be the physical support of; carry the weight of;

Hold the attention of;

Keep from exhaling or expelling;

Support or hold in a certain manner;

Have room for; hold without crowding;

Be capable of holding or containing;

Be valid, applicable, or true;

Take and maintain control over, often by violent means;

Protect against a challenge or attack;

Declare to be;

Have as a major characteristic;

Cause to stop;

Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted;

Cover as for protection against noise or smell;

Drink alcohol without showing ill effects;

Be pertinent or relevant or applicable;

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

Resist or confront with resistance;

Keep from departing;

Stop dealing with;

Aim, point, or direct;

Be in accord; be in agreement;