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• holt
  holt

  noun

  a wood or grove.
• Holt
  Holt

  noun

  Harold Edward, 1908–67, Australian political leader: prime minister 1966–67.

holt

¹ American  

[hohlt] / hoʊlt /

noun

Archaic.

• holts
  plural

1. a wood or grove.

2. a wooded hill.

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Holt ² American  

[hohlt] / hoʊlt /

noun

1. Harold Edward, 1908–67, Australian political leader: prime minister 1966–67.

2. a town in central Michigan.

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Holt ¹ British  

/ həʊlt /

noun

1. Harold Edward. 1908–67, Australian statesman; prime minister (1966–67); believed drowned

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holt ² British  

/ həʊlt /

noun

1. archaic a wood or wooded hill

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holt ³ British  

/ həʊlt /

noun

1. the burrowed lair of an animal, esp an otter

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• holts
  plural

Etymology

Origin of holt

before 900; Middle English holte, Old English holt; cognate with Dutch hout, Old Norse holt, German Holz wood; akin to Greek kládos twig ( see clado-), Old Irish caill wood

Example Sentences

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In the zoo's otter holt two vulnerable Asian short-clawed otter pups were born last month to mother Midge and father Siyam.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025

I want to grab holt of something, so I hold his head.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

It ain’t nowhere near’s sly nor quick as a cat; it ain’t no good at all at mousing nor catching holt of birds without a lot of help.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

He run through the cars and grab holt of me before my head tole my feet to run.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles

He had the look ’bout him of one ’em kittens whose mother had bit holt of the scruff of its neck and was walking ’round with it swaying from one side to the ’nother.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

“Emotions are running very high on both sides of the border; emotions make for lousy forecasts,” said Derek Holt, economist at Bank of Nova Scotia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Of the economists surveyed, only Holt from Scotiabank said there would be a rate increase by the end of 2026, arguing that slack would be absorbed at a faster-than-expected pace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

“For now, either Trump extends the deadline, or an interim agreement is struck,” Holt said in a note.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

Holt said the mill can be hard to find for visitors, as it is not close to the A55 road.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Uncle Holt unloaded my trunk, then handed me Mr. Whiskers in his case.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

“Pilot.”—A man may hav a grate deal ov edukashun, and not be verry wize, after awl; jist az he may hav a heap ov strength, and not know the best holts.

From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw

These flute-notes and the Fairy song Took the dim holts with many a qualm, And eke their silver bridles rung A far-off psalm.

From Blooms of the Berry by Madison J. Cawein

That's the word for it; she let go all holts an' dropped, gatherin' him up in her arms.

From Mr. Scraggs by Henry Wallace Phillips

We was there in no time, and come a-whizzing down amongst them, and they broke and scattered every which way, and some that was climbing the ladder after Jim let go all holts and fell.

From Tom Sawyer Abroad by Mark Twain

Other days shall open the doors, The forest keeps the bolts, Around us burn the holts, It is the light of the dead leaves, Which burn on the doors' thresholds ...

From Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell by Various