hold fast

Strongest matches

• attach
• fasten
• unite

Strong matches

• cement
• cleave
• cohere
• fix
• glue
• paste

Weak matches

• cling like ivy
• freeze to
• hold on like bulldog
• stay put
• stick like a barnacle
• stick like glue

Strongest matches

• adhere
• clasp
• fasten

Strong matches

• cherish
• clutch
• cohere
• continue
• embrace
• endure
• grasp
• grip
• hug
• last
• linger
• squeeze
• stick

Weak matches

• be true to
• cleave to
• freeze to
• hang in
• hang onto
• stay put
• stick like glue

Strongest matches

• adhere to
• adopt
• attend
• keep
• observe
• reflect
• serve
• support
• watch

Strong matches

• accord
• comply
• conform
• copy
• cultivate
• emulate
• harmonize
• heed
• imitate
• match
• mimic
• mind
• mirror
• note
• obey
• regard

Weak matches

• abide by
• be consistent with
• be devoted to
• be guided by
• be in keeping
• be interested in
• do like
• follow suit
• give allegiance to
• keep abreast of
• keep an eye on
• live up to
• model on
• pattern oneself upon
• string along
• take after
• take as an example

Strongest matches

• cling
• go on
• grasp
• hold on
• hold out
• persevere
• persist

Weak matches

• be tough
• carry on
• clutch
• grip
• remain

Weak matches

• not budge
• persevere
• persist
• stand one's ground
• stay pat

Strongest matches

• accept
• adhere to
• carry out
• comply
• embrace
• execute
• heed
• live by
• observe
• surrender

Strong matches

• accede
• accord
• acquiesce
• agree
• answer
• assent
• concur
• discharge
• follow
• fulfill
• keep
• mind
• perform
• respond
• serve
• submit

Weak matches

• abide by
• act upon
• be loyal to
• be ruled by
• bow to
• do as one says
• do one's bidding
• do one's duty
• do what is expected
• do what one is told
• get in line
• give way
• knuckle under
• play second fiddle
• take orders
• toe the line

Strongest matches

• endure
• hold on
• keep going
• persist
• press on
• proceed
• pursue
• stand firm

Strong matches

• continue
• maintain
• remain

Weak matches

• be determined
• be resolved
• be stubborn
• carry on
• go for broke
• go for it
• go on
• hang in
• hang tough
• keep driving
• keep on
• leave no stone unturned
• plug away
• see it through
• stay the course
• stick with it

Strongest matches

• affix
• bind
• clasp
• fasten
• fix

Strong matches

• close
• immobilize
• join
• pinion
• press
• restrain
• secure

Weak match

• hold down

Strongest matches

• absorb
• cling to
• contain
• enjoy
• have
• hold
• keep
• maintain
• own
• possess
• preserve
• recognize

Strong matches

• clutch
• detain
• grasp
• husband
• memorize
• mind
• recall
• recollect
• remember
• reminisce
• reserve
• restrain
• retrospect
• save
• withhold

Weak matches

• bear in mind
• hand onto
• keep in mind
• keep possession
• put away

Strongest matches

• catch
• snatch

Strong matches

• appropriate
• clasp
• clench
• clinch
• clutch
• compass
• embrace
• enclose
• enfold
• fasten
• grapple
• grasp
• grip
• pinch
• pluck
• snag
• squeeze

Weak matches

• catch hold of
• lay hands on
• lay hold of
• take hold of

Strongest matches

• attach
• catch
• fix
• glue
• hold
• linger
• paste
• remain
• stay

Strong matches

• bind
• bond
• braze
• cement
• clasp
• cleave
• cling
• clog
• cohere
• fasten
• fuse
• hug
• jam
• join
• lodge
• persist
• snag
• solder
• unite
• weld

Weak matches

• be bogged down
• become embedded
• become immobilized
• cling like ivy
• freeze to
• hold on
• stay put
• stick like barnacle
• stick together