❶（手などでしっかり）持つ, 握る, 抱だく; 押さえる; 所有する
hold her hand
hold her hand
彼女の手を握る
hold a rope in one's hand
hold a rope in one's hand
手にロープを握る
She holds a driving license.
She holds a driving license.
彼女は運転免許めんきょ証を所有している.
⦣ 「手に持っている」は She is holding ～. という.
He held his baby in his arms.
He held his baby in his arms.
彼は赤ん坊ぼうをしっかり抱いた.
Dad was holding his coffee cup in his hand.
Dad was holding his coffee cup in his hand.
❷保つ, 支える; 押さえて（～の状態に）保つ
hold one's breath
hold one's breath
息を殺す
Hold that pose while I take your picture.
Hold that pose while I take your picture.
君の写真を撮とる間そのポーズのままでいてくれ.
The shelf won't hold the weight of those dictionaries.
The shelf won't hold the weight of those dictionaries.
この棚たなはそれらの辞書の重みを支えられないだろう.
Please hold this door open.
Please hold this door open.
この戸を押さえてあけておいてください.
⦣ open は形容詞で「開いて」. hold AB （形容詞）は「AをB（の状態）に保つ」.
Maeda held the Giants scoreless over eight innings.
Maeda held the Giants scoreless over eight innings.
前田投手はジャイアンツを8回まで0点に押さえた.
