hold+forth
11hold forth — he was holding forth on the qualities of good wine Syn: speak at length, talk at length, go on, sound off; declaim, spout, pontificate, orate, preach, sermonize; informal speechify, drone on …
12hold forth — Synonyms and related words: debate, declaim, demagogue, discourse, elocute, explain, exposit, expound, extend, harangue, hold out, lecture, monologize, monopolize the conversation, moralize, mouth, offer, orate, out herod Herod, perorate, point a …
13hold forth — talk at length or tediously. → hold …
14hold forth — 1. (Active.) Offer, propose, exhibit, hold out. 2. (Neuter.) Harangue, preach, speak in public …
15To hold forth — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… …
16To hold forth — Hold Hold, v. i. In general, to keep one s self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence: [1913 Webster] 1. Not to move; to halt; to stop; mostly in the imperative. [1913 Webster] And damned be him that first cries, Hold, enough!… …
17hold forth — phrasal to speak at length ; expatiate …
18hold forth — verb a) To extend or offer, propose. b) Talk at great length; expatiate; harangue …
19hold forth — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. speak, soliloquize, declaim, harangue; see address 2 , lecture …
20Hold — Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed, tend… …