hold everything

VERB

hold your horses

Synonyms

WEAK

be patient hold your water keep your shirt on

VERB

wait

Synonyms

STRONGEST

await delay expect hang linger remain stand by stay stick around watch

STRONG

abide anticipate bide dally foresee stall tarry

WEAK

bide one's time cool it fill time hang around hang onto your hat hang out hold back hold on hold the phone hole up keep shirt on lie in wait lie low look for look forward to mark time put on hold save it sit tight sit up for stay up for sweat it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance go hurry leave rush

STRONG

carry on move

WEAK

carry out do forge forward go ahead

Example Sentences

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The rice is there to hold everything — not just physically, but structurally.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Two thin glass plates hold everything needed to study nature's invisible glue.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025

They hold everything inside that results in the outside, and for “Self-Help,” this is perfect.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2023

The accordion stretches wide, so that it can hold everything you see.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023

She puts the bedrolls and blankets in the hold; everything else comes onto the bus.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell