Yes, hold is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"

2. Have or hold in one's hands or grip

3. Organize or be responsible for

4. Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

5. Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view

6. Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

7. To close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement

8. Secure and keep for possible future use or application

9. Have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices

10. Be the physical support of; carry the weight of

11. Contain or hold; have within

12. Have room for; hold without crowding

13. Remain in a certain state, position, or condition

14. Support or hold in a certain manner

15. Be valid, applicable, or true

16. Assert or affirm

17. Have as a major characteristic

18. Be capable of holding or containing

19. Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

20. Protect against a challenge or attack

21. Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

22. Hold the attention of

23. Remain committed to

24. Resist or confront with resistance

25. Be pertinent or relevant or applicable

26. Stop dealing with

27. Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

28. Keep from departing

29. Take and maintain control over, often by violent means

30. Cause to stop

31. Cover as for protection against noise or smell

32. Drink alcohol without showing ill effects

33. Aim, point, or direct

34. Declare to be

35. Be in accord; be in agreement

36. Keep from exhaling or expelling

Noun

1. The act of grasping

2. Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

3. Power by which something or someone is affected or dominated

4. Time during which some action is awaited

5. A state of being confined (usually for a short time)

6. A stronghold

7. A cell in a jail or prison

8. The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

9. The space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo