hold hostage



hold someone hostage

to keep someone as a hostage. The terrorists planned to hold everyone hostage in the airplane. My neighbor was held hostage in his own home by a robber.
See also: hold, hostage

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ale (1)AH-leFinnish, Italian, Spanish
Evripidis-Greek
Nosson-Yiddish
VishnuVISH-noo (Hinduism)Hinduism, Indian, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi
Dominikdaw-MEE-neek (Polish), DO-mi-nik (German)Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Polish, German, Hungarian, Croatian
Iakopa-Hawaiian