holim

Bislama: holem; Pijin: holem; TSC: holem; Churchill (1911: 52).

See original Mihalic entry.

Noun forms

1. Everyday item: a handle
   holim bilong kap a cup handle

Transitive verb forms

2. to hold something, to hold onto, touch, to feel
   holim isi to touch, to feel, to hold lightly
   holim meri often means: to have intercourse
   holim pas to hold onto firmly, to grasp, to cling to
   holim stia to hold onto the helm, to hold the steering wheel

3. to keep, to be faithful to, to observe
   em i holim gutpela wok he has a good job; he is holding down a good job
   holim ol lo to keep the laws
   mi holim mani bilong em I am keeping the money for him

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