"hold for ransom" meaning in All languages combined

See hold for ransom on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: holds for ransom [present, singular, third-person], holding for ransom [participle, present], held for ransom [participle, past], held for ransom [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> for ransom}} hold for ransom (third-person singular simple present holds for ransom, present participle holding for ransom, simple past and past participle held for ransom)
  1. (US, transitive) Alternative form of hold to ransom Tags: US, alt-of, alternative, transitive Alternative form of: hold to ransom
    Sense id: en-hold_for_ransom-en-verb-B8pseSnr Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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