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Hold Dream Meaning

Dream interpretation from 4 unique sources about Hold

Dreams of having or wanting to take hold of someone or something represent your desire for connection, attachment, control, and/or ownership. Your dream may be showing where you are needy and insecure, or passionate and committed. Consider the feeling tone of this dream to discern the significance. Hug and Hand. [1]
Holding something in your hand predicts recognition in community affairs; holding someone in your arms indicates coming personal happiness. [2]

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Sources and Authors

  1. Strangest Dream Explanations by Dream Explanations - Anonymous [Back to dream]
  2. The Complete Guide to Interpreting Your Dreams by Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett [Back to dream]
  3. Dream Meanings of Versatile by Versatile - Anonymous [Back to dream]
  4. Islamic Dream Interpretation by Ibn Seerin [Back to dream]

What does Hold mean in a dream?


Dreams of having or wanting to take hold of someone or something represent your desire for connection, attachment, control, and/or ownership. Your dream may be showing where you are needy...

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Example: ‘I am a prisoner in a room with three boys aged three, five and fourteen. They seem to be my chil­dren. There are two prison warders, a man, a...

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To dream you hold firebrands and torches by night is good, especially to young folk.To whom it often signifieth love with pleasure and effect. But to see another hold a...

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Attention brought to the palm of a hand may mention that you hold all the knowledge you need in your own hands. It may also represent a fortune or a...

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Columns symbolize strength and work, as they usually hold something up. They also represent organization (e.g., columns of numbers to classify groups of entries in accounting, columns of soldiers).A dream...

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Used to hold things together, a rubber band may represent the need to “hold it together” emotionally. As a rubber band expands it may offer the message to expand your...

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Dreams of a bladder may be a literal need to urinate, or it may represent a need to release and let go of that which no longer serves you. You...

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A scavenger of the ocean depths, this creature comes to take you to the bottom of your subconscious feelings to clear the debns from the sandy floor.An octopus, with its...

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Attempts to make something secure; mending a situ­ation or relationship; trying to hold something together—a business, a marriage, connection with others. Idioms: have someone on a piece of string; hold...

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(Cuddle, Embrace, Hold) To embrace a living person in a dream means to associate with him and to love him.To give a deceased persona short hug in a dream means...

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When an anchor appears in a dream it can generally be taken to mean the necessity to remain stable in emotional situations. We need to catch hold of a concept...

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Dreams of an arm represent that you are reaching for something, and/or that you have the ability to embrace and extend yourself to another.If the arm is broken, then there...

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To dream of driving a carriage, signifies unjust criticism of your seeming extravagance. You will be compelled to do things which appear undignified.To dream of driving a public cab, denotes...

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lucky numbers: 16-23-26-30-35-37catching a dead: warning of another suffering envy;maintain your grip on him. live: new business proceeding positively over slippery slopes. dead: expose another’s inveigling to vindicate himself. holding...

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1. On hold;2. Your own way and not God’s way; Isa. 49:2

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To bring forth something that was put on hold

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Obstacles and competition, with which you must hold your own.

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Used to hold in the mouth of a stubborn person who has no understanding

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An idea or to put something on hold that is not pertinent in your life right now.

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Used to hold together in unity people or things that would otherwise be separated

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Sharp words or tactics used to hold together and control

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Is believed to hold within it happiness, hope and eternal youthfulness.

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1. Need to hold on to the past.2. Hint that a situation should be examined more closely.

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Eliminating the cold, hard circumstances from a situation that was put on hold

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The kings and rulers will hold him dear and they will honour him.

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This signifies that if you will hold the light of reason to your troubles you will quickly see your way out of them.

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Troubles are approaching. Your prospects may be blasted. Despair will catch hold of you.

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To hold one open, a false covering; closed, a marriage (Gypsy).

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Penis; one’s hold on a situation. Doorknob: turning point in opportunity, sexual or otherwise.

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Deceitful associates and late hours hold especial danger; try to avoid both for some time.

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if you dream of seeing someone being tortured, and endeavor to help the person, it is a sign that you will be successful only after a long struggle to hold...

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To dream of finding yourself in a bedchamber of luxurious appointments, your immediate future will hold a sudden and unexpected increase in fortune.

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1. Ego; superiority or inferiority, depending on position.2. Sense of importance, immortality.3. To hold in high esteem, admiration.

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1. A need or desire for introspection, time alone to think.2. Something or someone has a virtually hypnotic hold on the dreamer.3. An effort to avoid obligations or responsibilities.

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To dream of trying to influence the opinions of others portends that you will have to tfy to hold your own against an underhanded attack on your reputation; don’t be...

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Anxiety that something or someone is getting a hold on us. Sometimes fear of something is the power which actually dominates us, not the thing itself. Each of us have...

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There is a plot developing to overthrow you; to cast you out of an important position you hold.The plotters are people you had thought to be your friends.See also Powder...

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Spiritually, wisdom arises out of learning how to hold back inappropriate speech. In dreams the feeling of being strangled suggests a deliberate act of suppression.

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To see or hold a weapon in your dream indicates a need to defend and protect yourself emotionally and/or physically. You are experiencing some conflict in your waking life. Alternatively,...

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Anything which collapses suggests there is not enough energy to hold a structure together – in this case spiritual energy.

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If you win a race in a dream—afoot, horseback, or in an automobile—you will be able to hold your own in competition with others.

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To dream of being dismissed or fired from a job is an augury of an increase in salary or an elevation in the position you hold.

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To dream of having difficulty with a necktie is a sign that you are chafing under an emotional hold that you would be wise to break.

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Dreams of a railing represent support, reassurance, and that you are wanting something or someone to hold on to help you to get a grip on reality.

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To dream about your ancestors, suggests that you are acknowledging your inherited traits and traditions. You may be trying to hold on to the past and preserve it.

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Something difficult to hold onto.If it is rolling away from you, then you must work harder to get ahead.If it is rolling towards you, then you can sit back and...

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Within us we all hold both masculine and feminine potentials. One is more overt than the other and when there is conflict between the inner and the outer selves this...

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Being disciplined in a dream augurs recognition for work well done, but if you dreamed of handing out the discipline, you better hold on to your money, because someone will...

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If you dream of preserving anything - such as canning fruits, or pressing a leaf in wax paper - there is something in your past that you need to hold...

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To see or hold a rosary in your dream, symbolizes comfort, solace, or satisfaction.It is also connected to the acts of giving and asking.

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Frozen emotions and feelings, insensitivity; blocked from giving and receiving. You are on hold, immobilized, not growing. On thin ice means taking a risk; situation or relationship is uncertain.

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To see a honeycomb in your dream, suggests that you are trying to hold on to the sweetness that you are experiencing in your life. It also represents your desire...

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To dream about an outhouse means you need to express your feelings more freely. Don’t hold back for fear that other people will judge you.

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If you dream of watching or participating in fencing (swordplay), you are ambitious and seek to hold a position of prestige, authority, and distinction.

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You will progress “by leaps and bounds / ’ say the Gypsies! If you see a frog sitting still, it is not yet definite that you will be moving forward...

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To dream of trousers, foretells that you will be tempted to dishonorable deeds.If you put them on wrong side out, you will find that a fascination is fastening its hold...

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Put on hold for a later date; research the frozen item

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Buttons usually refer to your emotional attitudes toward society, similar to Dress / Clothing.Buttons hold something together, closing up something that otherwise would be exposed. Are you all buttoned up...

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Dreams of a knuckle symbolize that you are clutching or holding tightly to a person, ideal, or point of view. Perhaps you are grasping at something or someone to hold...

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A peak experience is one that takes us beyond our normal capabilities. From a spiritual perspective we have not allowed the limitations of the mundane world to hold us back.

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Usually points to a situation at work or with your partner. You are bound to something or somebody and are unhappy about it. On the other hand, shackles also hold...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: We are being warned that we are enforcing too much restraint on our hidden abilities. We could be allowing others to hold us back.

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To see or wear a corset in your dream symbolizes restraint and restrictions. You may be feeling limited. Alternatively, it may mean that you have a tendency to hold in...

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To dream that you are interested in a Lottery, or hold a ticket for such a Chance, is a bad omen for lovers. There will be an unhappy attachment, or...

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To dream that you are scared denotes that you are experiencing feelings of low self-worth and uselessness. You no longer hold power over some aspect of your life. You may...

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To see stickers in your dream, suggests your tendency to hold on and cling to your childhood. Also pay attention to what is pictured on the sticker - that may...

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It is a lucky omen to dream of an ugly person; however, if you dreamed of being ugly yourself, it suggests that you must try to cultivate a more outgoing...

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This venting dream reflects a lack of -trust and your desire to restrain your wild, untamed, crazy out of control feelings. You are wanting to get your emotions under wraps...

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This metal suggests that a bright event in the future may hold one of life’s finest rewards.The color gold also represents a high state of illumination.

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Tied by what is holding us back from expressing; strength turned against oneself. Tying someone else: restraints we use to hold back particular parts of our feelings or drives; sometimes...

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To dream of advancing in any engagement, denotes your rapid ascendency to preferment and to the consummation of affairs of the heart.To see others advancing, foretells that friends will hold...

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You may need to throw some protection your own way for upcoming events. Hold your own and do not give your power away. Summons your own inner strength to pull...

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Bones are one of the integral parts of man, or indeed of most creatures. Spiritually, they represent structure and the basic building material of the physical realm. They often hold...

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Material aspects: To experience emptiness in a dream indicates there is a lack of pleasure and enthusiasm. We could be suffering from a sense of isolation, or perhaps of not...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: A slip of the memory or an inability to hold on to information can manifest in dreams as a lost object or a sense of searching...

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If someone is mean in your dream, this is your shadow expressing itself; the part of you that is critical any negative belief you hold about yourself. This dream is...

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Dreams of a hairpin symbolize that you are trying to hold yourself in place, you are pulling yourself together. Perhaps you are venting out having a loss of patience, as...

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lucky numbers: 07-16-22-42-43-44being in the: don’t take offense at fancied slights. deported from the, being: danger is ahead. to the: wil hold a religious mission. going to the: good financial...

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To dream of drinking from any kind of communal dipper is a warning to guard against the impulsive breach of family or personal confidences; no matter what the provocation, hold...

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If you are the one being photographed in the dream, then you could be feeling drained and at the mercy of others in your daily life. It seems that everyone...

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Arms are the functional and creative extensions of the body, allowing one to hold and embrace one’s desires.If the arms are obstructed in any way, a loss of one’s power...

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Dreams of a nail represent that you are attempting to hold something together or to bond with something or someone. Perhaps this dream is telling you that you are right...

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To dream that you are working in an office indicates a need for closer attention to money matters.To hold an office, by election, foretells high aspirations and many problems.

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To dream of a bayonet, signifies that enemies will hold you in their power, unless you get possession of the bayonet.

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1. Speed, cleverness, evasiveness, yet graceful; quick to change direction.2. Wealth, power and very good fortune (note the health of fish).3. Difficulties in relationship should be ad­dressed (inability to hold...

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lucky numbers: 01-25-30-38-41-45being, and unable to move: impediments are self-created. man: expect unhappiness in love. others: wil lead a worried life if you al ow everyone’s troubles to be yours....

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To dream that you are at an audition suggests that you are uncomfortable with showing others your feelings and emotions. You hold the notion that you are being unfairly scrutinized...

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Material aspects: To dream of a metal nut, as in nuts and bolts, is highlighting our ability to construct our lives in such a way that it will hold together....

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The fermented juice of the grape, wine has for centuries been romantically considered the “nectar of the gods.” It is a symbol for blood and sacrifice in Christian liturgy and...

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Strength; many links or parts working together. Also, a link by itself means isolation, weakness; or the key, as in the missing link. Restriction or limit, as you become chained...

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To dream of hearing the gramophone, foretells the advent of some new and pleasing comrade who will lend himself willingly to advance your enjoyment.If it is broken, some fateful occurrence...

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Material aspects: Mud in a dream suggests that we are feeling bogged down, perhaps by not having sorted out practicality and emotion (earth and water). Mud can also represent past...

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