underhold

== English == === Etymology === From under- +‎ hold. Compare German unterhalten (“to maintain”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === underhold (third-person singular simple present underholds, present participle underholding, simple past underheld, past participle underheld or underholden) To support or uphold, especially from beneath; sustain. (music) To hold a note for a shorter duration than required. To hold (an infant or child) for less time than needed. ==== Antonyms ==== overhold === Noun === underhold (plural underholds) (wrestling) An unfair seizing of an opponent under the arms. (gymnastics) An underhand grip, especially while hanging from a bar. ==== Synonyms ==== (gymnastics): undergrip == Danish == === Etymology === From underholde. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɔnʌˌhʌlˀ] === Noun === underhold n (singular definite underholdet, not used in plural form) (formal) maintenance (of one's own living standards in regards to food housing etc.) Synonym: forsørgelse (formal) the necessities needed for someone to sustain themselves ==== Declension ==== === Verb === underhold imperative of underholde === References === “underhold” in Den Danske Ordbog “underhold” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === underhold imperative of underholde