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hoity-toity
adj. haughty, arrogant, overweening, snobbish, disdainful,
supercilious, conceited, lofty, superior, self-important, Colloq
high and mighty, stuck-up, snooty, uppity or chiefly Brit
uppish, Brit toffee-nosed, Slang snotty: Eleanor became very
hoity-toity after her husband got his knighthood.
hold v. 1 grasp, grip, clasp, seize, clutch, keep; carry, Colloq
hang on to: She asked me to hold the baby for just a minute
while she bought her railway ticket. 2 hug, embrace, clasp,
cradle, clench, clutch, enfold: He held me in his arms briefly
before the guards led him into the quad. 3 maintain, keep, put:
Hold up your hands and kick the gun over here to me. 4
maintain, keep, sustain, absorb, occupy, engage, involve,
engross, monopolize: You hold his attention while I try to get
round behind him. 5 confine, restrain, detain, contain, coop
up: Even a strait-jacket and chains couldn't hold Houdini. 6
imprison, detain, confine, place into custody, put behind bars,
jail: He is being held overnight for questioning. 7 believe,
deem, judge, consider, regard, look on or upon, maintain, think,
esteem, take, assume: What do you hold to be important in life?
Father holds me responsible for every little dent in his car. 8
accommodate, support, carry: That little nail won't hold this
picture. 9 contain, include, comprise: This suitcase holds
everything I own in the world. 10 call, convene, assemble,
convoke; run, conduct, engage in, participate in, have, carry
on, preside over, officiate at: The next meeting will be held
on Tuesday, at noon. 11 apply, hold good, be in effect or in
force, stand or hold up, hold or prove or be true, be the case,
function, operate, be or remain or prove valid or relevant or
applicable or operative, Colloq hold water, wash: What may be
in order for Manchester may not necessarily hold for another
city. 12 have, possess: She holds two engineering degrees. He
was holding four aces. 13 remain or keep (fast), stay, stick:
Screws are needed here - nails won't hold. 14 hold back. a
restrain, repress, suppress, curb, inhibit, control, check, keep
back, hinder: Many reasons hold me back from telling you what I
think. b withhold, reserve, deny, keep back, refuse: We ought
to hold back payment till the work is completed. 15 hold down.
a control, restrain, check; reduce, diminish: We must hold down
inflation. b keep, maintain, manage: He has to hold down two
jobs to pay all the bills. 16 hold forth. a Often, hold forth