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hand onto

VERB
retain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absorb cling to contain enjoy have hold keep maintain own possess preserve recognize
STRONG
clutch detain grasp husband memorize mind recall recollect remember reminisce reserve restrain retrospect save withhold
WEAK
bear in mind hold fast keep in mind keep possession put away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon desert disperse dispossess exclude ignore lack let go lose miss misunderstand need neglect not have release want
STRONG
disregard forget free liberate waste
WEAK
fire pass up spend

Example Sentences

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Volunteers have been working since October creating new 15-foot strings of lights and hanging them by hand onto the trees along the nearly one-mile route.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025

The deputy avoids a direct hit after pushing his hand onto the moving car’s hood and quickly moving aside.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2021

“I think it would be borderline malpractice to send someone who is not an experienced hand onto a set right now,” Aubrey said during an interview at her Los Angeles home.

From New York Times • May 27, 2020

From the woods, the giant fir is loaded by hand onto a trailer, put up and decorated with lights and a star.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2018

Hannah put her hand onto the pile and came up with a dark gray dress with a dirty white collar and cuffs.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen