Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Unfavorable; hostile.
- To cease to hold; let go the hold of.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To cease to hold; to unhand; to release.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive, obsolete To
unhand ,release from one'sgrasp ,let go of.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The 5 Republican Supremes swore to unhold the Constitution.
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The 5 Republican Supremes swore to unhold the Constitution.
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I think they need to unhold all of their ASSETS, empty their bank accounts both here and abroad, to QUALIFY for welfare.
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Not everyone has access to the wired world, and many stories that deserve to be heard remain unhold.
Archive 2006-05-01 Rachel 2006
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Not everyone has access to the wired world, and many stories that deserve to be heard remain unhold.
We Media 2006 Rachel 2006
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"The Durban position is on hold and we are working very hard to unhold (sic) that position," he said.
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"The Durban position is on hold and we are working very hard to unhold that position."
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McCain would unhold the tradition of send a wreath to the Confederate Monument at Arlington National Cemetery.
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With enterprise class features ranging from speaker phone to hold/unhold, swap, mute, conference, and security, this ...
Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now ,Jeff Bakalar 2010
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He doesn't know the Constitution or unhold his oath to defend it.
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