holden

[ hohl-duhn ]

/ ˈhoʊl dən /

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verb Archaic.

a past participle of hold¹.

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Other definitions for holden (2 of 2)

Holden

[ hohl-duhn ]

/ ˈhoʊl dən /

noun

a city in central Massachusetts.

How to use holden in a sentence

Jeffrey Holden had reportedly been shooting at houses and passersby before the authorities arrived at the scene.
The 14 Teens Killed by Cops Since Michael Brown|Nina Strochlic|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps, in the spirit of Holden Caulfield, she should have found a way to make her depression endearing?
Thank You, Elizabeth Wurtzel: ‘Prozac Nation’ Turns 20|Nicolaus Mills|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Holden Caulfield himself makes an inspired cameo, and there are early flashes of the Glass Family in the brothers' dynamic.
What the Leaked J.D. Salinger Stories Reveal About the Author|Andrew Romano|November 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"The creator of Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye would not be pleased," USA Today.
What the Leaked J.D. Salinger Stories Reveal About the Author|Andrew Romano|November 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST

“He said that the only person who could ever play Holden Caulfield was himself,” Joyce Maynard tells Salerno and Shields.
15 Revelations from New J.D. Salinger Biography|Andrew Romano|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Though by and by he coming to Mr. Holden's (where I was buying a hat) he took no notice to me of anything.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
The charter is a charter of privileges and immunities; and these are holden by the trustees expressly against the State for ever.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster|Daniel Webster
The feeble and exhausted condition of the survivors, Nute and Holden.
A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute|Horace Holden
Johnny Holden came up just as we were leaving, and told me that he had seen Guy.
Happy House|Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum Stolzenberg
Captain Holden pursued the enemy with seventeen men, who were also defeated, with the loss of seven killed and two wounded.
The Indian: On the Battle-Field and in the Wigwam|John Frost

British Dictionary definitions for holden

holden

/ (ˈhəʊldən) /

verb

archaic, or dialect a past participle of hold 1

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