"hold a light" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-hold a light.ogg [Australia] Forms: holds a light [present, singular, third-person], holding a light [participle, present], held a light [participle, past], held a light [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> a light}} hold a light (third-person singular simple present holds a light, present participle holding a light, simple past and past participle held a light)
  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of hold a candle Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: hold a candle [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-hold_a_light-en-verb-Qfx877YE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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