Definitions for AHOLD
əˈhoʊldahold

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1. aholdnoun

   a hold, grip, grasp

2. aholdadverb

   to bring a ship to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea

   Lay her ahold, ahold: set her two courses off to sea again. uE000346291uE001 Shakespeare, The Tempest

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1. Ahold

   Koninklijke Ahold N.V. was a Dutch multinational retail company based in Zaandam, Netherlands. It merged with Belgium-based Delhaize Group in 2016 to form Ahold Delhaize.

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1. Aholdadverb

   near the wind; as, to lay a ship ahold

2. Etymology: [Pref. a- + hold.]

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1. Ahold

   Ahold is a Dutch international retailer based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Ahold is an AEX-listed company on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam.

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1. Ahold

   a-hōld′, adv. (Shak.) near the wind, so as to keep clear of the land.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ahold

   A term of our early navigators, for bringing a ship close to the wind, so as to hold or keep to it.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of AHOLD in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of AHOLD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of AHOLD in a Sentence

1. Colin Craig-Brown:

   After getting ahold of all this scientific information, I'd at least give a crack at it Colin Craig-Brown.

2. Latino President Darryl Morin:

   Never once did he knock on the door or ring, press the ring doorbell to get ahold of the person inside to try to deliver the package, the only information this driver had that could serve as a trigger for this deep-seated hate was the name on the package. The addressee, the person [to] whom the package was addressed, had never met this individual in their life.

3. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP:

   I had n’t even considered having a song in the movie, diane Warren had gotten ahold of the script and something clicked for Diane Warren. So when something clicks for Diane Warren, you just say, ‘ Absolutely, I would love a song in my movie because Diane Warren is Diane Warren. ’.

4. Santa Ana woman:

   This bread is shared for celebrations, i'm lucky my children didn't get ahold of it.

5. Officer Fanone:

   Some guys started getting ahold of my gun and they were screaming out, ‘ Kill him with his own gun, ’.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ahold
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahold
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AHOLD
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=AHOLD
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=AHOLD
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=AHOLD