- hold\ still
- v. phr.To remain motionless.
"Hold still," the dentist said. "This won't hurt you at all."
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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hold still — spoken phrase used for telling someone not to move Hold still while I brush your hair. Thesaurus: ways of telling someone to stop doing somethingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
hold still — {v. phr.} To remain motionless. * / Hold still, the dentist said. This won t hurt you at all. / … Dictionary of American idioms
hold still — {v. phr.} To remain motionless. * / Hold still, the dentist said. This won t hurt you at all. / … Dictionary of American idioms
hold still — not move Please hold still while I fix your jacket zipper … Idioms and examples
hold still — spoken used for telling someone not to move Hold still while I brush your hair … English dictionary
hold still for — verb tolerate or bear (Freq. 1) I won t stand for this kind of behavior! • Syn: ↑stand for • Hypernyms: ↑digest, ↑endure, ↑stick out, ↑stomach, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hold — hold1 [ hould ] (past tense and past participle held [ held ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 carry ▸ 2 stop someone/something from moving ▸ 3 put arms around someone ▸ 4 (be able to) contain ▸ 5 have ▸ 6 continue in same state ▸ 7 keep/stop something ▸ 8 not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hold — I [[t]ho͟ʊld[/t]] PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING ♦ holds, holding, held 1) VERB When you hold something, you carry or support it, using your hands or your arms. [V n prep/adv] Hold the knife at an angle... [V n] She is holding her … English dictionary
hold — I UK [həʊld] / US [hoʊld] verb Word forms hold : present tense I/you/we/they hold he/she/it holds present participle holding past tense held UK [held] / US past participle held *** 1) [transitive] to carry something using your hands or arms Can… … English dictionary
hold — hold1 holdable, adj. /hohld/, v., held; held or (Archaic) holden; holding; n. v.t. 1. to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child s hand in his. 2. to set aside; reserve or retain: to… … Universalium
