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- hold hostage
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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Aled | | AH-led | Welsh |
| Onisim | | - | Russian (Rare) |
| Petro | | PE-tro (Esperanto) | Ukrainian, Esperanto |
| Kiril | | - | Bulgarian, Macedonian |
| Jaylyn | | JAY-lin | English (Modern) |
| Aureliana | | - | Italian, Ancient Roman |