hold ransom

== English == === Verb === hold ransom (third-person singular simple present holds ransom, present participle holding ransom, simple past and past participle held ransom) (US, transitive) Alternative form of hold to ransom. ==== Further reading ==== “hold sb ransom”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “hold ransom”, in Collins English Dictionary.