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holdnoun the act or manner of holdingmake sure you have a firm hold on the chain saw before you turn it on clasp, clench, grapple, grasp, grip, handgrip, handhold anchorage, leverage, purchasegrab, seizurefoothold, footing, toeholdclinch, embrace, hug release, relinquishment a structure or place from which one can resist attackthe ruins of an ancient Roman hold bastion, castle, citadel, fastness, fort, fortification, fortress, redoubt, stronghold battlement, breastwork, bulwark, earthwork, embattlement, parapet, rampartbunker, dugoutblockhouse, garrison housealcazar, casbah(also kasbah) the right or means to command or control othersthe government has no hold over where we live and work arm, authority, clutch, command, control, death grip, dominion, grip, mastery, power, reign, rein(s), sway clout, influence, leverage, pull, voice, weightjurisdictiondirection, managementdominance, imperium, predominance, sovereignty(also sovranty), supremacyprerogative, privilege, righteminence, importance, moment impotence, impotency, powerlessness helplessness, weakness the state or fact of being able to exchange information regarding one's current situationI worry that I won't be able to get hold of you in an emergency a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custodyupon hearing the guilty verdict, the accused realized that he would lie in that godforsaken hold for the remainder of his life bastille, big house(slang), bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, clink(slang), cooler, coop, guardroom, hock, hoosegow, jail, jailhouse, joint(slang), jug, lockup, nick(British slang), pen, penitentiary, pokey(slang), prison, quod(British slang), slam, slammer, stir(slang), stockade, tolbooth(Scottish) bull pen, cage, cell, hole, tankblock, wardglasshouse(British), guardhouse, hulk(s)concentration camp, gulag, labor camp, prison camp, stalag, work campdungeon, keep, oubliettereformatory, reform school, training school outside the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand somethingI need to get hold of the situation before planning a course of action appreciation, apprehension, comprehension, grasp, grip, perception, percipience, understanding absorption, assimilation, digestion, uptakeconception, visualizationawareness, consciousness, enlightenment, realization incomprehension, noncomprehension misapprehension, miscomprehension, misinterpretation, misperception, misunderstanding the state of being held in lawful custodya suspected terrorist who was abducted at an airport and put in hold at an undisclosed location detainer, detainment, detention, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration captivity, confinement, internmentapprehension, arrest, arrestment, bust(slang), collar, pinchcapture, entrapment, seizureenchainment, restraint discharge, release emancipation, freedom, liberation holdverbto have or keep in one's handsthis casserole dish is too hot to hold, so grab a potholder clench, cling (to), clutch, grip bear, carrybag, capture, catch, collar, corral, grab, grapple, hook, land, latch (on or onto), nab, nail, seize, snap (up), snare, snatch, take, trapfeel, finger, handle, pawclasp, embrace, grasp, hugcradle hang on to, hold on to drop, give, hand, unclasp, unhandcede, deliver, give up, hand out, hand over, release, relinquish, render, turn over, yield to continue to have in one's possession or powershe, and she alone, held the keys to the mysterious chest keep, reserve, retain, withhold conserve, guard, preserve, protect, saveboast, enjoy, have, own, possesscommand, control, detain, direct, manage, rulebear, harborcherish, cling (to), hug, treasure hang on to, hold on to give up, hand over, release, relinquish, surrender, yield abandon, cede, dropcontribute, donate, give, hand outdiscard, dumpdecline, reject, repudiate, spurnlose to have as an opinion"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" allow(chiefly Southern & Midland), believe, conceive, consider, deem, esteem, feel, figure, guess, imagine, judge, reckon(chiefly dialect), suppose, think regard, viewaccept, perceivedepend, rely, trustassume, presume, presuppose, surmiseconclude, deduce, infer distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, suspectdisbelieve, discredit, reject to have withinthe mysterious chest held an ancient book on magic spells and potions bear, boast, contain accommodate, fit, takecase, encase, enclose(also inclose), encompassharbor, house, lodge, shelter to keep in one's mind or heartstill held her close to his heart, though they had long parted bear, cherish, entertain, harbor, have, nurse cultivate, foster, nurture, support, sustaincarry, keep, maintain, preserve, remember, retain, treasurecleave (to), cling (to), hug, stick (to)brood (about or over), fixate (on or upon), obsess (about or over) hang on to, hold on to disregard, drop, forget, ignore, neglect, overlookabjure, decline, deny, disdain, refuse, reject, repudiate, scornabandon, desert, discard, forsake, give up, part (with), quit, renounce, throw outerase, expunge to keep, control, or experience as one's ownthe same family has held this piece of land for over 100 years command, enjoy, have, own, possess, retain keep, reserve, withholdbear, carryboast, show off, sport rejoice in lack, want abandon, cede, disclaim, disown, hand over, relinquish, renounce, surrender, yielddiscard, dumpdecline, reject, repudiate, spurnneed, require to make or have room forthe couple needed to rent a hall that would hold 300 people accommodate, fit, take carry, contain, seatenclose(also inclose), encompass, enfoldharbor, house to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or armsplease hold my arm on these slippery stairs clasp, grasp, grip, take clench, cling (to), clutch, hold on (to)catch, nab, seize, snatch hang on to, lay hold of discharge, drop, free, liberate, releasedeliver, entrust(also intrust), give, hand, hand over, pass, relinquish, transfer, transmit, turn over, unhand to think of in a particular wayheld to be the best blueberry pies in the state account, call, consider, count, esteem, look (on or upon), rate, reckon, regard, set down, view believe, deem, feel, sense, thinkconceive, fancy, imagine take for to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)we managed to hold our laughter until we got outside hold your temper until you hear the whole story bridle, check, constrain, contain, control, curb, govern, inhibit, keep, measure, pull in, regulate, rein (in), restrain, rule, tame bottle (up), choke (back), hold back, mince, muffle, pocket, repress, sink, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, swallowarrest, interrupt, stopblock, hamper, handcuff, hinder, impede, obstructgag, muzzle, silence lose liberate, loose, loosen, unleashair, express, take out, vent to point or turn (something) toward a target or goalheld the camera on the actor throughout the scene aim, bend, cast, direct, head, level, pinpoint, set, train sightbear, faceconcentrate, focusincline, orient, steer avert, curve, deflect, detour, divert, rechannel, shunt, sidetrack v.contain, hold, accommodate mean to have or be capable of having within.contain implies the actual presence of a specified substance or quantity within something.the can contains a quart of oil hold implies the capacity of containing or the usual or permanent function of containing or keeping.the bookcase will hold all my textbooks accommodate stresses holding without crowding or inconvenience.the hall can accommodate 500 people before the 12th century |