The batteries could hold the screen for only about a minute.

In other words, the battery will take a charge but won't hold it properly.

They tried jump-starting the car, but the battery wouldn't hold a charge.

There is no time limit on how long the batteries will hold their charge; the car draws power only while in motion.

But the batteries do not hold much power, so vehicle range is limited, and they wear out fairly quickly.

But the batteries had always held the capacity for killing or curing; sometimes they seemed the same.

Q. My old laptop works fine, but its battery can barely hold a charge.

Alex was putting everything into it that the battery could hold.

To the user it appears the battery is not holding its full charge, which seems similar to memory effect.

Maybe I'm too stupid to know batteries don't hold their charge for more than a week!