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I have a question about the usages of the verb "hold" here:
New Breast Implant Holds Its Shape
I checked this dictionary, but cannot find a definition that fits the usage of "hold its shape" in the example. Could the example be either an error, or some sort of pun-intended usage?
This is a wake:
To be literally "in the wake of --" means that a boat went by, and you are in the turbulent water and waves behind it.
To be figuratively "in the wake of --" means
In the aftermath of, as a consequence of, as in "Famine often comes in the wake of war" (source, you'll need to scroll down a bit).
This is a fairly common idiom.
So the writer is saying we are still in the midst of the negative consequences of discriminatory laws.
Best Answer
It's basically just definition 1: to have or to keep. You could read it as