holt

¹

[ hohlt ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. a wood or grove.
2. a wooded hill.

Holt

²

[ hohlt ]

noun

1. Harold Edward, 1908–67, Australian political leader: prime minister 1966–67.
2. a town in central Michigan.

holt

¹

/ həʊlt /

noun

1. the burrowed lair of an animal, esp an otter

holt

²

/ həʊlt /

noun

1. archaic.
   a wood or wooded hill

Holt

³

/ həʊlt /

noun

1. HoltHarold Edward19081967MAustralianPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Harold Edward. 1908–67, Australian statesman; prime minister (1966–67); believed drowned

Word History and Origins

Origin of holt¹

before 900; Middle English holte, Old English holt; cognate with Dutch hout, Old Norse holt, German Holz wood; akin to Greek kládos twig ( clado- ), Old Irish caill wood

Word History and Origins

Origin of holt¹

C16: a phonetic variant of hold ²

Origin of holt²

Old English holt; related to Old Norse holt, Old High German holz, Old Slavonic kladũ log, Greek klados twig

Example Sentences

Brian Williams and Lester Holt both spent hundreds of hours handling breaking news coverage on cable before they were promoted to the anchor chair at “NBC Nightly News.”

From Los Angeles Times

Born to actress and singer Georgia Holt – who played small parts in shows like "I Love Lucy" – and Johnnie Sarkisian – who is described as a grifter and a heroin addict – Cher did not have an easy childhood.

From Salon

After Holt became pregnant with Cher, only three months after her marriage to Sarkisian, her mother took her to get an abortion.

From Salon

The procedure would have been highly illegal and dangerous if Holt had followed through with it, but at the last minute, she refused.

From Salon

Following Cher's birth, Holt struggled financially as a waitress at an all-night diner.

From Salon