Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Holt /hōlt/ · IPA /hoʊlt/ 3d pers. sing. pres. n. 01 3d pers. sing. pres. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth. 1. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth.[Obs.] See: Hold 02 n. A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill. 1. A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill. “She sent her voice though all the holt Before her, and the park.” — Tennyson. 2. A deep hole in a river where there is protection for fish; also, a cover, a hole, or hiding place.