Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hold against

(transitive) To value highly; to care about greatly.

(idiomatic) Synonym of cope: to remain calm in adversity, to successfully manage one's difficulties.

(idiomatic, transitive) To restrain; to check. / (idiomatic, transitive) To continue, to hold and to manage well.

(idiomatic) To last or hold out.

(transitive) To detain in conversation to the point of weariness; to bore; to buttonhole.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hold a mirror to

To reflect; to represent and by resemblance provide insight into. / To elucidate; to make explicit some aspect of. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, mirror.

(transitive) To restrain.

plural of sleeper hold