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Synonyms for hold:


noun grasp, possession

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

verb have in one's hands, possession; grasp

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

verb believe

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

verb continue, endure

last
operate
remain
stay
apply
exist
persevere
persist
resist
wear

verb support

bear
carry
stay
take
bolster
brace
buttress
lock
prop
shoulder
sustain
underpin
uphold

verb have a capacity for

carry
include
take
accommodate
comprise
contain
seat

verb conduct meeting, function

call
celebrate
convene
have
run
assemble
officiate
preside
solemnize

Examples of uses:

hold on, hold on, hold on, everything's right around the corner.
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hold on, professor, hold on. What are you talking about?
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I imagine that we'll only hold him as long as we hold you.
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hold on, hold on, ladies and gentelmen, we are almost here.
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Now, hold your breath, or whatever it is you fellows hold.
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Even when you've nothing left to hold with, hold on.
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RAMEY: hold on, hold on. Let's just see what he does, all right?
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Twenty pound to win, Ajay Bhatt. hold on, hold on.
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RAMEY: Tell everybody to hold on, to hold their fire.
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Get hold of the other one. - Dago, I want you to hold this retractor. Now.
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Antonyms for hold:

go