hold ransom

English

Verb

hold ransom (third-person singular simple present holds ransom, present participle holding ransom, simple past and past participle held ransom)

1. (US, transitive) Alternative form of hold to ransom

Further reading

• “hold sb ransom”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “hold ransom”, in Collins English Dictionary.