Idioms for hold
Origin of hold
1
before 900; Middle English
holden, Old English
h(e)aldan; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Norse
halda, Old Saxon, Gothic
haldan, Old High German
haltan (German
halten)
OTHER WORDS FROM hold
hold·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby hold
British Dictionary definitions for no holds barred (1 of 2)
hold
1
/ (həʊld) /
verb holds, holding or held (hɛld)
noun
Derived forms of hold
holdable, adjectiveWord Origin for hold
Old English
healdan; related to Old Norse
halla, Gothic
haldan, German
halten
British Dictionary definitions for no holds barred (2 of 2)
hold
2
/ (həʊld) /
noun
the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
Word Origin for hold
C16: variant of
hole
Idioms and Phrases with no holds barred (1 of 2)
no holds barred
Without any restrictions, as in Telephone companies are entering the market for Internet users with no holds barred. This expression comes from wrestling, where certain holds are illegal, or barred, and has been used figuratively since about 1940.
Idioms and Phrases with no holds barred (2 of 2)
hold