English Explanatory Dictionary

ahold

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Brought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held steady.
noun
  1. A hold, grip, grasp.

Pronunciation

/əˈhoʊld/

Word forms

ahold a-hold

Etymology

From a- (“on”) + hold.

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