hold ransom
English edit
Verb edit
hold ransom (third-person singular simple present holds ransom, present participle holding ransom, simple past and past participle held ransom)
- (US, transitive) Alternative form of hold to ransom
Further reading edit
- “hold sb ransom”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “hold ransom”, in Collins English Dictionary.