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love hold

love hold noun: a game in which the server wins every point (in which the server holds to love).

Noun

love hold (plural love holds)

  1. A game in which the server wins every point (in which the server holds to love).
    • Azarenka whipped a sensational forehand around the net post to break for 2-0 in the second set, followed it up with a love hold and moved to 5-1 when Paszek netted a forehand.2011 June 28, David Ornstein, “Wimbledon 2011: Victoria Azarenka beats Tamira Paszek in quarters”, in BBC Sport

Forms of love hold

plurallove holds

Questions about love hold

What does love hold mean?
Love hold means a game in which the server wins every point (in which the server holds to love).
What part of speech is love hold?
Love hold is a noun.
What is the plural of love hold?
The plural of love hold is love holds.

Words near love hold in the dictionary

  1. love grasses
  2. love handle
  3. love handles
  4. love heart
  5. love hearts
  6. love hold
  7. love holds
  8. love hole
  9. love holes
  10. love hotel
  11. love hotels

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