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imp. & p. p. of hold.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Preterit and past participle of hold.
Variants of heeld.
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adj. occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
Word Usage
"I held him in my arms, after we had sped far away to our Southern home, held him, and glanced at the hot red soil of Georgia and the breathless city of a hundred hills, and felt a vague unrest."