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hold on

verb as in hang on

verb as in hold out

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At one point, the hiker screamed and grabbed onto the rescuer’s ears instead of his body to hold on, video shows.

He is currently held on a closed wing at Woodhill in Milton Keynes, away from other prisoners, but has contact with staff and has access to a phone and laptop.

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For some, it’s helpful to know that the shaking they’re feeling is actually an earthquake, so they can take protective actions such as dropping under a desk, covering and holding on.

"Drop, cover, hold on. Protect yourself," the alert read.

From BBC

Currently football people only think about time in quite a limited way: how long we have to hold on to the lead, when the first substitution should be made, when to throw the kitchen sink.

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

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