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the act, manner, power of holding; the part of a ship below the deck where cargo is stored

grasp, possession

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Cases of word usage

1) a small box used to hold letters, jewels etc (casket)

2) to hold tightly (cling)

3) to have or hold things within itself (contain)

4) a bottle, box, carton etc designed to hold something (container)

5) a deep, long channel dug in or between fields, at the sides of a road etc, used to hold or carry off water (ditch)

6) a wall of earth, stone etc built to hold back water, to support a road or railway (embankment)

7) to hold (a person) (in one's arms) (enfold)

8) to hold and struggle with; to try to deal with (a problem etc) (grapple)

9) a firm hold or grip; to seize (a person, thing) firmly with the hand(s) or arm(s); to understand (grasp)

10) to take and keep a firm hold of (a person, thing); a small bag for travelling (grip)

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