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hold

Definition for hold

noun as in grasp, possession

Strongest matches

dominance, grip, influence

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authority, clasp, clench, clinch, clout, clutch, control, dominion, occupancy, occupation, ownership, pull, purchase, retention, sway, tenacity, tenure

verb as in have in one's hands, possession; grasp

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arrest, carry, detain, enjoy, have, imprison, keep, maintain, occupy, own, seize, take

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adhere, bind, catch, check, cherish, clasp, cleave, clench, clinch, cling, clutch, confine, contain, cradle, embrace, enclose, fondle, grip, handle, hug, nourish, palm, possess, press, restrain, retain, secure, squeeze, stick, trammel, vise, wield, withhold, wring

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bottle up, cork up, freeze to, hang on, keep close, keep out, lock up, not let go, put a lock on, stay put

verb as in believe

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assume, aver, consider, credit, deem, entertain, esteem, feel, judge, okay, presume, reckon, regard, sense, think, view

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bet bottom dollar, cross one's heart, have hunch, have sneaking suspicion, lap up, lay money on, set store by, swear by, swear up and down, take as gospel truth, take stock in

verb as in continue, endure

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last, operate, remain, stay

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apply, exist, persevere, persist, resist, wear

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be in effect, be in force, be the case, be valid, have bearing, hold good, hold true, remain true, stand up, stay staunch

verb as in support

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bear, carry, stay, take

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bolster, brace, buttress, lock, prop, shoulder, sustain, underpin, uphold

Weak match

verb as in have a capacity for

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carry, include, take

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accommodate, comprise, contain, seat

Weak match

be equipped for

verb as in conduct meeting, function

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call, celebrate, convene, have, run

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assemble, officiate, preside, solemnize

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Example Sentences

"To do that to Sara, to press and hold the iron across both her buttocks, two people had to do that?" prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones KC asked Mr Sharif.

From BBC

Mr Emlyn Jones KC asked if someone would have had to hold Sara down and restrain her.

From BBC

“Pete Hegseth is wholly unqualified to head the Department of Defense and hold the lives of our troops in his hands — period,” Paul Eaton, a former U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

Let’s also be real here: Elon will probably hold much of the authority, as he is just too much of an egomaniac to cede any public control.

From Slate

And Labour peer Baroness Hodge, a former minister, told the BBC's Politics Live programme that Streeting should take account of what the cabinet secretary had asked of ministers and "hold fire a little bit".

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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