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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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Manufacturing the giant steel vessel to hold her dish took a culinary team of 300 people two months to make.

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The couple, holding hands, walk down a wooden dock by the water's edge, after spending an evening in a bar on the island of St John in the US Virgin Islands.

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While addressing the UN on Friday, Poland's Secretary of State Marcin Bosacki held up photos of one of the downed drones, and a damaged house.

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Friday's show was held almost a week late, after a strike by London transport workers forced the band to postpone.

From BBC

His views were polarising on the college campuses where he held large events, and his provocative speeches would draw crowds of vocal opponents as well as fans.

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

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