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unholds

unholds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unhold.

Meaning of unhold

Verb

unhold (third-person singular simple present unholds, present participle unholding, simple past unheld, past participle unheld or unholden)

  1. (transitive) To unhand, release from one's grasp, let go of.
    • The unrefuted accusation had also been a libel on yourselves, whose great intelligence has unholden Maga in so unprecedented a degree, and who monthly devour the astonishing number of six and thirty thousand of her copies.1857, William Maginn, Robert Shelton Mackenzie, Miscellaneous Writings of the Late Dr. Maginn, volume 5, page 37
  2. (transitive) To remove from a "hold" or "on hold" state.
    • Scroll to Hold, and press the trackball. Your call is now on hold. Follow these steps to unhold your call: […]2009, Dante Sarigumba, Robert Kao, BlackBerry Bold For Dummies, page 120

Questions about unholds

What is unholds the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Unholds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unhold.

Words near unholds in the dictionary

  1. unhold
  2. unholdability
  3. unholdable
  4. unholden
  5. unholding
  6. unholds
  7. unhole
  8. unholed
  9. unholes
  10. unholesome
  11. unholiday

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