To keep someone, something, or an animal down. The heavy beam held him down, and he could not rise. The owner held down his pet while the vet treated the injured paw. Texas Hold'em definition is - poker in which each player is dealt two cards facedown and all players share five cards dealt faceup. Ultimate Texas Hold’em is a table game that pits the player against the dealer in a one-on-one poker matchup. Like the game it is based on, each hand is dealt out of a standard 52-card deck. While it helps to have a basic understanding of how Hold’em works, it is not entirely necessary, and here we cover the relevant rules you need to know.
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n (Card Games) a popular variety of poker in which each player can use any or all of five shared cards in combination with either or both of two private cards to form the best possible hand of five cards
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hold
To be in possession of drugs. You holding? Cause I'm looking to score.
holding
1. In sports, especially American football, a penalty issued to a player who has tried to obstruct an opponent's movement. Come on, ref, are you blind? That's holding!
2. slang In possession of drugs. You holding? Cause I'm looking to score.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
hold
(someone or an animal) down1.Lit. to keep someone, something, or an animal down. The heavy beam held him down, and he could not rise.The owner held down his pet while the vet treated the injured paw.
Hold Them Cheeks Open
2.Fig. to prevent someone or something from advancing. I had a disability that held me down in life.Too much debt held down the company while others profited.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
hold
tv. & in. to possess drugs. (Drugs.) Gert was holding coke when she was arrested.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
hold
/keep(one's) end up To fulfill one's part of an agreement; do one's share.
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