ಅರ್ಥ : To close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
This holds the local until the express passengers change trains.
About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade.
The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center.
The terrorists held the journalists for ransom.
ಅರ್ಥ : Severely restrict in scope or extent.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
Tighten the rules.
Stiffen the regulations.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : stiffen, tighten, tighten up