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, adv. In a tralatitious manner; metephorically. Holder.

ut which requires an object to complete the sense; as, a transitive verb, for example, he holds the book. -- Tran"si*tive*ly, adv. -- Tran"si*tive*ness, n.

To change; to transform; to invert. [R.] Things base and vile, holding no quantity, Love can transpose to form and dignity. Shak.

To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously. [R.] Beau. & Fl.

r tool has a lateral motion back and forth; also, a drilling machine in which the spindle holder can be adjusted laterally.

r tool has a lateral motion back and forth; also, a drilling machine in which the spindle holder can be adjusted laterally.

e, usually hard and semicrystalline. It is deposited from the water of springs or streams holding lime in solution. Extensive deposits exist at Tivoli, near Rome.

As much as a tray will hold; enough to fill a tray.

web, or net, usually composed of four radii crossed by a double elastic fiber. The spider holds the thread at the apex of the web and stretches it tight, but lets go and springs the net when an insect comes in contact with it.

A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.

A tree-legged stool, table, or other support; especially, a stand to hold a kettle or similar vessel near the fire; a tripod. [Written also trevet.]

ch are sung in succession; a catch; a round. Thence the catch and troll, while "Laughter, holding both his sides," sheds tears to song and ballad pathetic on the woes of married life. Prof. Wilson.

A long, hollow vessel, generally for holding water or other liquid, especially one formed by excavating a log longitudinally on one side; a long tray; also, a wooden channel for conveying water, as to a mill wheel.

As much as a trowel will hold; enough to fill a trowel.

As much as a trunk will hold; enough to fill a trunk.

To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon. [Obs.] Who trussing me as eagle doth his prey. Spenser.

took up and busied, some in pulpits and some in tubs, in the grand work of preaching and holding forth. South.

As much as a tub will hold; enough to fill a tub.

As much as a tumbler will hold; enough to fill a tumbler.

A kind of basket or cage of osiers, willows, or the like, to hold hay and other food for sheep. [Eng.]