WordNet sense 1 (time during which some action is awaited):

delay, postponement, wait, time lag

WordNet sense 2 (a state of being confined (usually for a short time)):

custody, detainment, detention

WordNet sense 3 (understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something):

appreciation, grasp

WordNet sense 4 (a cell in a jail or prison):

keep

WordNet sense 5 (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it):

grip, handle, handgrip

WordNet sense 6 (the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo):

cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, storage area

WordNet sense 7 (have room for; hold without crowding):

accommodate, admit

WordNet sense 8 (resist or confront with resistance):

defy, withstand, hold up

WordNet sense 9 (be capable of holding or containing):

contain, take

WordNet sense 10 (contain or hold; have within):

bear, carry

WordNet sense 11 (keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.):

maintain

WordNet sense 12 (be pertinent or relevant or applicable):

apply, go for

WordNet sense 13 (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits):

check, control, curb, moderate, moderate, hold in

WordNet sense 14 (arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance):

book, reserve, reserve

WordNet sense 15 (be valid, applicable, or true):

obtain, prevail

WordNet sense 16 (secure and keep for possible future use or application):

retain, hold back, keep back

WordNet sense 17 (have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense):

have, have, have got

WordNet sense 18 (cause to stop):

arrest, halt

WordNet sense 19 (maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)):

entertain, harbor, nurse, harbour

WordNet sense 20 (organize or be responsible for):

give, make, throw

WordNet sense 21 (to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement):

confine, restrain

WordNet sense 22 (be the physical support of; carry the weight of):

support, sustain

WordNet sense 23 (have or hold in one's hands or grip):

take hold

WordNet sense 24 (protect against a challenge or attack):

defend, guard

WordNet sense 25 (bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted):

bind, obligate, oblige, obligate

WordNet sense 26 (declare to be):

adjudge, declare

WordNet sense 27 (the act of grasping):

clasp, clench, clutch, clutches

WordNet sense 28 (be in accord; be in agreement):

agree, concord, concur

WordNet sense 29 (keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view):

deem, take for, view as