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holds tack

holds tack is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hold tack.

Meaning of hold tack

Verb

hold tack (third-person singular simple present holds tack, present participle holding tack, simple past and past participle held tack)

  1. (idiomatic) To last or hold out.
    • But if this twig be made of wood
      That will hold tack, I'll make the fur
      Fly 'bout the ears of that old cur;
      And th' other mungrel vermin, Ralph,
      That brav'd us all in his behalf.1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished...

Questions about holds tack

What is holds tack the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Holds tack is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hold tack.

Words near holds tack in the dictionary

  1. holds short
  2. holds someone's feet to the fire
  3. holds someone's hand
  4. holds space
  5. holds still
  6. holds tack
  7. holds that thought
  8. holds the aces
  9. holds the book
  10. holds the cards
  11. holds the floor

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