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.

How to pronounce ahold?

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

How to say ahold in sign language?

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. Wally Funk:

   I got ahold of NASA four times, and said' I want to become an astronaut,' but nobody would take me, i didn't think I would ever get to go up. Nothing has ever gotten in my way. They say,' Wally Funk, you're a girl, you can't do that.' I said,' Guess what, doesn't matter what you are, you can still do Wally Funk if you want to do Wally Funk,' and I like to do things that nobody's ever done before.

2. Brad Moss:

   Social media is a new world that the government really hasn’t gotten ahold of yet, they generally don’t bother perusing your accounts (if they are even public-facing) absent a separate, independent reason to do so.

3. Rick Rahn:

   He actually tells us that he ran alongside of her or behind her, and then, at one point, he tells us that Mollie Tibbetts grabbed ahold of Mollie Tibbetts phone and said,' You need to leave me alone. I'm going to call the police.' And then, she took off running and he, in turn, chased her down.

4. Alien Life -RSB- Raymond:

   The interesting thing is that the Bacillus sends out these little shuttles to hopefully get ahold of iron and bring it back, but there is no guarantee.

5. Santa Ana woman:

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

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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