| hold 1 | 2. influence, pengaruh: his ~ over his pupils never weakened, pengaruhnya thdp murid-muridnya tdk pernah luntur; a woman who has a firm ~ over her family, wanita yg mempunyai pengaruh yg kuat thdp keluarganya; 3. power, kuasa: how long can an alien government exert its ~ over a country?, berapa lamakah sebuah kerajaan asing boleh mengekalkan kuasanya ke atas sesebuah negara?; 4. handhold, (esp in climbing) tempat /berpegang, berpaut/: there are few ~s on that cliff, ada sedikit saja tempat berpegang pd tebing tinggi itu; 5. (in wrestling etc) pegangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |