Thesaurus: holt

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1. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth.
2. n. A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill.
3. n. A deep hole in a river where there is protection for fish; also, a cover, a hole, or hiding place.
4. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1. A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill. "Every holt and heath." Chaucer. She sent her voice though all the holt Before her, and the park. Tennyson. 2. A deep hole in a river where there is protection for fish; also, a cover, a hole, or hiding place. " The fox has gone to holt." C. Kingsley.
5. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth. [Obs.]Chaucer.
6. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth. n. A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill. n. A deep hole in a river where there is protection for fish; also, a cover, a hole, or hiding place.