Hold

//həʊld//

Synonyms for "hold" (1035 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (207)

clasp accommodate apply bear carry contain control declare deem delay halt handle harbor have keep own prevail reserve restrain retain

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stronghold abandon abduction abide abort absorb absorb the attention abstain accent accent mark account account as accumulate acknowledge acropolis adhere adhere to adjudge adjudicate admit advance advantage adverse possession affirm afford support agglomerate agree agree to agree with allege allow alodium amass announce annunciate answer appreciation apprehension approve of archives argue armory arrest arrestation arsenal ascendancy assemble assert assever asseverate assimilate assume attic authority avail aver avoid avouch avow back back up backlog balance ballast bank bar basement bastion bay be be afraid be consistent be enfeoffed of be equal to be extant be found be in existence be judicious be met with be possessed of be present be seized of be the case be there be true be truthful beachhead bear hug bear up belay believe beset bide bin bite blockhouse boast bolster bolster up bonded warehouse bookcase booth bosom bottle up box box up brace breathe bridgehead bridle bunch bunker buoy up burgage buttery buttress cage call cancel captivate capture care cargo area cargo dock carry on castle catch catch up catching cavity cease celebrate cell cellar cellarage cellule cement chamber character charge charisma charm check cherish chest citadel claim clamp class claws cleave cleave to clench clinch cling cling to

Verb(25 words)

take accommodate adjudge admit agree anchor apply appraise arrest bear beclasp begrasp begrip belock betide bind book caress carry censure

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check clasp clench clinch cling

Noun(6 words)

appreciation cargo area cargo deck cargo hold clasp clench

Strong matches (311)

clinging clip cloister closet clot clout cluster clutch clutches coagulate coal bin cohere collaring collect colony command compartment compel complete comprehend

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comprise conceal conceive condone conduct confine conform to fact congeal conglomerate consequence conservatory consider constrain contend continue continue to be convene convoke cool cool off coop coop in coop up cork cork up count count in countenance counterbalance coup cover cradle crate credit crib crutch crypt cuddle cumulate cupboard curb curtail cushion custodianship custody custos cut it out cyclone cellar daresay de facto de jure death grip decelerate declaim defeat time defend defer defy defy time deny dependency depository depot derivative title desist detain detention diminish direct discontinue display do do it dock dominance domination dominion dompt donjon dot dragnet drawer drive drop it dump dwell effect embody embosom embrace eminence encage enchant enchantment encircle enclose enclosed space encompass end endure enfold engage engage in engage the attention engage the mind engage the thoughts engross engross the mind engross the thoughts enjoin enjoy entertain enthrall enunciate environ envisage equate esteem estimate exchequer exercise exercise judgment exhibit exist expect express express an opinion expression mark extend fancy fare fascinate fasthold fastness favor fee fief fee position fee simple fee simple absolute fee simple conditional fee simple defeasible fee simple determinable fee tail feel fence in fend off feodum fermata feud fiefdom fill fill in fill out fill the bill firm firm hold firm up fondle foothold footing footplate footrail footrest forbear force forcible seizure forgo form an opinion fort fortress foster frankalmoign free socage freehold freeze freeze to fulfill function garner garner up garrison garrison house gather into barns gavelkind get by give over give support glory hole go go around go on go out godown good feeling govern grab grabbing grapple grasp grip gripe grow together guard guarding guess hack it haft hand handclasp handhold hands hang on hang on to hang onto hang together happen happen to be harangue have a hunch have an idea have an impression have an inkling have and hold have being have done with have in hand have place have tenure of have the idea having title to heap heap up helm helve hem in hide hinder hoard hoard up hold as hold at bay hold back hold down

Noun(10 words)

clutch clutches custody delay detainment detention grasp grip handgrip handle

Verb(38 words)

clutch concord concur confine constrain contain control curb cwtch declare deem defend defy dub enclasp entertain eventuate fang find fondle

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give glaum go for grab grabble grasp grip guard halt hang on hap happen harbor harbour have have got have it hold back

Related words (517)

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hold with holder holding hole hollow hug hutch hypnotize imagine immerse immobilize immure impede impel importance impound imprison incidental power include incorporate infatuate influence influentiality inhibit insinuation insist interest involve involve the interest iron grip iron hand issue a manifesto jail judge jurisdiction just do keep afloat keep alive keep back keep from keep going keep hold of keep in keep in check keep in custody keep in detention keep off keep on keep out keep under control keep up keeping key signature kidnapping knight service knock it off last last long last out lay down lay fee lay off lay up lead leadership lease leasehold leave off legal claim legal possession lend support lengthen leverage library lie ligature live live on live through lock locker locus standi lodge look on look upon look upon as lumber room lumberyard magasin magazine magnetism mainstay maintain make the grade manage mandate manger manifesto mark martello martello tower mass mastership mastery measure meet meet requirements mesmerize metronomic mark mew mew up moment monopolize mote motte mug nabbing nail down never let go nip not let go notation number among nurse nurture oblige obsess obtain occupancy occupation occupy occupy the attention occur offer operate opiate opine orate original title owning participate in pass pass muster pause peel peel tower pen pen up perch perdure perennate perpetuate persevere persist personality persuasion pew picking up pile up pillbox pillow pin down pine possess possessing possession possessor post postpone potato cellar potency pound power power grab predicate predominance prehension preoccupancy preoccupation preoccupy preponderance prepossession presa prescription present preserve preside over pressure prestige presume preventive custody proclaim profess proffer prohibit prolong pronounce prop property property rights propose propound proprietary rights proprietor protection protective custody protest protract prove out prove to be prove true pull pull in purchase put put it put off put up qualify quit rack rail rail in range rath reach reach out rebuff receive reckon reckon among reckon in reckon with reduce refrain refrain from refuse regard reign rein rein in reinforce reins of government relinquish remain remain valid renounce repel repertory repository repress repulse repute reservoir resist restrict retard retrench rick rob rule run run on running in safehold safekeeping satisfy save save up say scrub seal up seat secrete segno seisin seize seizure seizure of power sense serve serve the purpose set set back set down set down as shackle shelf shore shore up shoulder show shut in shut up sign signature slow down slow up slur snatch snatching snub socage solidify span spare speak speak out speak up spellbind spread squat squat on squatting squeeze squirrel squirrel away stabilitate stabilize stack stack room stall stance stand stand for stand on stand the test stand up standing standing place state stay stay on stay put steady stick stick to stick together stick up stock stock room stock up stockpile stop storage store store up storehouse storeroom storm cellar straddle straiten stretch stretch out strong point suasion subbasement sublease submit subscribe to subsidize subsist subtle influence subvention suffice suggestion supply base supply depot support suppose suppress supremacy surmise surround survive suspect suspend sustain sway sweep swell symbol take take for take hold take hold of take in take into account take into consideration take it take up taking in taking into custody talons tank tarry tempo mark tenancy tenantry tender tenure tenure in chivalry terminate think think of thrust out tide over tie tight grip time signature title toehold tower tower of strength traction transfix trap treasure treasure house treasure room treasure up treasury trow underbrace undergird underlease underlie underpin underset undertenancy upbear uphold upkeep upper hand urge usucapion usucapt vat vault view view as villein socage villeinhold villenage vinculum wait wall in ward warehouse wash waylay wear wear well ween weight whip hand wine cellar withhold withstand work

Verb(32 words)

hold in hold on hold tight hold up keep keep back maintain make moderate nab nim nurse obligate oblige obtain own prevail reserve respect restrain

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retain seize stint stranglehold support sustain swike take for throw transpire view as withstand

Noun(5 words)

keep postponement storage area time lag wait

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

13 relation types

More general

125 entries

act affirm aim appendage apprehension ask for assert aver avow be bear on becharm beguile believe bespeak bewitch

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Antonyms

12 entries

down give give up go let let go let go of lose put put down release up

Synonyms

29 entries

accommodate agree apply appreciation bear cargo area carry clasp contain control declare deem defend defy delay detention

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Related terms

1 entries

behold

derived

218 entries

Omaha hold 'em Texas hold 'em a-hold ahold anchorhold apron-string hold baggage hold basket hold be left holding the baby behold breathhold buy and hold catch hold choke hold choke-hold chokehold

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distinct from

1 entries

letting

etymologically related_to

1 entries

hole

form of

1 entries

ahold

has context

10 entries

aviation baseball exercise gambling heading imperative nautical tennis video games wrestling

is a

3 entries

cell control stronghold

manner of

13 entries

affirm aim be capture continue control cover direct hold back include postpone prevent think

related to

133 entries

ability accept action aircraft and retain and to apply arms bear behold bind caller caller on capture cargo cargo hold

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similar

17 entries

accommodate admit agree apply bear carry contain deem defend feature guard have lend oneself reserve take take for

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Translations

492 translations across 143 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

hou verb (to grasp)

Albanian

4 entries

ma verb (to grasp)
maj verb (to keep possession)
mbaj verb (to grasp)
përmba verb (to contain)

Ancient Greek

4 entries

νομίζω verb (to maintain, to consider)
χανδάνω verb (to contain)
ἔχω verb (to grasp)
ἡγέομαι verb (to maintain, to consider)

Arabic

2 entries

مسك verb (to grasp)
مَسَكَ verb (to grasp)

Armenian

4 entries

բռնել verb (to grasp)
պահել verb (to grasp)
պահել verb (to keep possession)
պարունակել verb (to contain)

Aromanian

1 entries

tsãn verb (to grasp)

Asturian

4 entries

aguantar verb (to grasp)
sostener verb (to grasp)
suxetar verb (to grasp)
tener verb (to grasp)

Aymara

1 entries

asxasiña verb (to grasp)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

tutmaq verb (to grasp)

Basque

2 entries

eduki verb (to keep possession)
heldu verb (to grasp)

Belarusian

2 entries

трум noun (cargo area)
трыма́ць verb (to grasp)

Bengali

4 entries

ধরা verb (to grasp)
ধরা verb (to contain)
ধরা verb (to keep possession)
ধরা verb (to cause to wait)

Bhojpuri

1 entries

धरल verb (to grasp)

Breton

2 entries

derc'hel verb (to grasp)
derc'hel verb (to contain)

Bulgarian

4 entries

захват noun (wrestling grip)
издръжливост noun (exercise)
трюм noun (cargo area)
хващане noun (grasp)

Burmese

1 entries

ကိုင် verb (to grasp)

Catalan

4 entries

bodega noun (cargo area)
detenir verb (to detain)
guardar verb (to reserve)
mantenir verb (to cause to wait)

Cherokee

3 entries

ᎠᏰᎭ verb (to grasp)
ᎦᏁᎭ verb (to grasp)
ᎦᏰᎭ verb (to grasp)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

船艙 /船舱 noun (cargo area)
把 verb (to grasp)
拿 verb (to grasp)
持 verb (to grasp)

Church Slavic

1 entries

дрьжати verb (to grasp)

Corsican

1 entries

tene verb (to grasp)

Czech

4 entries

podpalubí noun (cargo area)
držet verb (to grasp)
zadržet verb (to detain)
zdržet verb (to cause to wait)

Dalmatian

1 entries

tenar verb (to grasp)

Danish

4 entries

last noun (cargo area)
lastrum noun (cargo area)
anholde verb (to detain)
anordne verb (to organise an event or meeting — see also take place)

Dutch

4 entries

laadruim noun (cargo area)
ruim noun (cargo area)
scheepsruim noun (cargo area)
bevatten verb (to contain)

Esperanto

4 entries

holdo noun (cargo area)
kargejo noun (cargo area)
enteni verb (to contain)
organizi verb (to organise an event or meeting — see also take place)

Estonian

3 entries

laadruum noun (cargo area)
hoidma verb (to grasp)
pidama verb (to grasp)

Faliscan

1 entries

teneo (teneo) verb (to grasp)

Finnish

4 entries

ote noun (grasp)
ote noun (wrestling grip)
painiote noun (wrestling grip)
pito noun (exercise)

French

4 entries

cale noun (cargo area)
soute noun (cargo area)
contenir verb (to contain)
détenir verb (to detain)

Friulian

1 entries

tignî verb (to grasp)

Galician

4 entries

aguantar verb (to grasp)
conter verb (to contain)
ter verb (to grasp)
termar verb (to grasp)

Georgian

2 entries

დაჭერა verb (to grasp)
ჭერა verb (to grasp)

German

4 entries

Frachtraum noun (cargo area)
Laderaum noun (cargo area)
Schiffsraum noun (cargo area)
abhalten verb (to organise an event or meeting — see also take place)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 verb (to grasp)

Greek

4 entries

αμπάρι noun (cargo area)
λαβή noun (wrestling grip)
βάζω σε αναμονή verb (to cause to wait)
κρατώ verb (to grasp)

Hawaiian

2 entries

hiʻi verb (to grasp)
paʻa verb (to grasp)

Hebrew

3 entries

מַחְסָן noun (cargo area)
סַפְנָה noun (cargo area)
הֶחְזִיק verb (to grasp)

Hindi

4 entries

धरना verb (to grasp)
पकड़ना verb (to grasp)
बाँधना verb (to contain)
रखना verb (to keep possession)

Hungarian

4 entries

csomagtér noun (cargo area)
poggyásztér noun (cargo area)
rakodótér noun (cargo area)
raktér noun (cargo area)

Icelandic

2 entries

halda verb (to grasp)
rúma verb (to contain)

Ido

1 entries

tenar verb (to grasp)

Igbo

1 entries

jide verb (to grasp)

Indonesian

2 entries

ruang muatan noun (cargo area)
memegang verb (to grasp)

Ingrian

1 entries

pittää verb (to grasp)

Interlingua

1 entries

tener verb (to grasp)

Irish

4 entries

coimeád verb (to keep possession)
coinnigh verb (to grasp)
coinnigh verb (to contain)
coinnigh verb (to keep possession)

Istro-Romanian

1 entries

ţire verb (to grasp)

Italian

4 entries

prenotazione noun (reserve)
presa noun (grasp)
presa noun (wrestling grip)
stiva noun (cargo area)

Japanese

4 entries

船倉 noun (cargo area)
予約する verb (to reserve)
保持する verb (to contain)
保持する verb (to keep possession)

Kaitag

2 entries

бурца́ра verb (to grasp)
буца́ра verb (to grasp)

Kannada

1 entries

ಹಿಡಿತ verb (to grasp)

Kashubian

1 entries

trzëmac verb (to grasp)

Kaurna

1 entries

mankurrinthi verb (to grasp)

Kazakh

1 entries

ұстау verb (to grasp)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

thōh verb (to grasp)

Khmer

1 entries

កាន់ verb (to grasp)

Kildin Sami

1 entries

трю̄мм noun (cargo area)

Korean

3 entries

선창 noun (cargo area)
들다 verb (to grasp)
쥐다 verb (to grasp)

Kumyk

1 entries

тутмакъ verb (to grasp)

Kyrgyz

3 entries

алуу verb (to grasp)
жетелөө verb (to grasp)
кармоо verb (to grasp)

Lao

1 entries

ຖື verb (to grasp)

Latin

4 entries

caverna noun (cargo area)
habeo verb (to keep possession)
possideo verb (to keep possession)
sedeo verb (to keep possession)

Latvian

1 entries

turēt verb (to grasp)

Lithuanian

4 entries

išlaikyti verb (to reserve)
išlaikyti verb (to maintain, to consider)
sulaikyti verb (to cause to wait)
sulaikyti verb (to detain)

Lombard

1 entries

tegnì verb (to grasp)

Low German

4 entries

holden verb (to grasp)
holen verb (to grasp)
hollen verb (to grasp)
hollen verb (to grasp)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

źaržaś verb (to grasp)

Luganda

1 entries

kwata verb (to grasp)

Luxembourgish

4 entries

Grëff noun (grasp)
faassen verb (to contain)
gëllen verb (to be or remain valid)
halen verb (to grasp)

Macedonian

1 entries

држи verb (to grasp)

Malay

1 entries

memegang verb (to grasp)

Malayalam

2 entries

പിടി noun (grasp)
പിടിക്കുക verb (to grasp)

Maltese

1 entries

żamm verb (to grasp)

Manx

2 entries

cum verb (to grasp)
shass verb (to grasp)

Marathi

1 entries

पकडणे verb (to grasp)

Mirandese

1 entries

pegar verb (to grasp)

Mongolian

1 entries

барих verb (to grasp)

Mycenaean Greek

2 entries

𐀁𐀐 verb (to grasp)
𐀃𐀏 verb (to grasp)

Māori

4 entries

kumu verb (to contain)
mau verb (to keep possession)
pepa verb (to contain)
pupuri verb (to grasp)

Nepali

2 entries

पक्डिनु verb (to grasp)
लिनु verb (to grasp)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries

girtin verb (to grasp)
zeft kirin verb (to grasp)

Norwegian

1 entries

holde verb (to grasp)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

lasterom noun (cargo area)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

lasterom noun (cargo area)

Occitan

4 entries

deténer verb (to detain)
sosténer verb (to maintain, to consider)
tendre verb (to grasp)
téner verb (to grasp)

Odia

1 entries

ଧରିବା verb (to grasp)

Old English

1 entries

beran verb (to grasp)

Old Norse

1 entries

tak noun (wrestling grip)

Ossetian

1 entries

дарын verb (to grasp)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

انبار noun (cargo area)
طوتمق verb (to grasp)

Papiamentu

1 entries

tene verb (to grasp)

Persian

1 entries

نگه داشتن verb (to grasp)

Pitjantjatjara

1 entries

tjulyani verb (to grasp)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Hool noun (grasp)

Polish

4 entries

ładownia noun (cargo area)
chwycić verb (to grasp)
chwytać verb (to grasp)
dzierżyć verb (to keep possession)

Portuguese

4 entries

porão noun (cargo area)
aguentar verb (to contain)
atrasar verb (to cause to wait)
considerar verb (to maintain, to consider)

Punjabi

1 entries

ਫ਼ੜ verb (to grasp)

Rapa Nui

1 entries

aaru verb (to grasp)

Romanian

4 entries

cală noun (cargo area)
hambar noun (cargo area)
a ține verb (to organise an event or meeting — see also take place)
conține verb (to contain)

Romansch

4 entries

taner verb (to grasp)
tegnair verb (to grasp)
tener verb (to grasp)
tgnair verb (to grasp)

Russian

4 entries

захва́т noun (wrestling grip)
трюм noun (cargo area)
держа́ть verb (to grasp)
заде́рживать verb (to cause to wait)

Scots

1 entries

haud verb (to grasp)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

cum verb (to grasp)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

ȉzdržaj noun (exercise)
и̏здржај noun (exercise)
držati verb (to grasp)
држати verb (to grasp)

Sicilian

1 entries

tiniri verb (to grasp)

Sinhalese

1 entries

අල්ලනවා verb (to grasp)

Slovak

1 entries

držať verb (to grasp)

Slovene

1 entries

držati verb (to grasp)

Somali

1 entries

qabasho verb (to grasp)

Spanish

4 entries

agarre noun (grasp)
bodega noun (cargo area)
presa noun (wrestling grip)
agarrar verb (to grasp)

Sumerian

1 entries

𒁳 verb (to grasp)

Sundanese

2 entries

cepeng verb (to grasp)
cepeng verb (to keep possession)

Swahili

1 entries

falka noun (cargo area)

Swedish

4 entries

hålskepp noun (cargo area)
lastrum noun (cargo area)
anhålla verb (to detain)
anordna verb (to organise an event or meeting — see also take place)

Tagalog

4 entries

hawak noun (grasp)
kapit noun (grasp)
laan noun (reserve)
reserba noun (reserve)

Tajik

1 entries

нигоҳ доштан verb (to grasp)

Tamil

2 entries

நடத்து verb (to organise an event or meeting — see also take place)
பிடி verb (to grasp)

Telugu

4 entries

ఉంచు verb (to keep possession)
పట్టు verb (to grasp)
పెట్టు verb (to contain)
భధ్రించు verb (to reserve)

Tetum

1 entries

kaer verb (to grasp)

Thai

1 entries

ถือ verb (to grasp)

Tooro

1 entries

kwata verb (to grasp)

Turkish

1 entries

tutmak verb (to grasp)

Turkmen

1 entries

tutmak verb (to grasp)

Tuvan

1 entries

тудар verb (to grasp)

Tày

1 entries

căm verb (to grasp)

Ukrainian

4 entries

трюм noun (cargo area)
держа́ти verb (to grasp)
затри́мувати verb (to cause to wait)
трима́ти verb (to grasp)

Urdu

1 entries

پکڑنا verb (to grasp)

Uyghur

1 entries

تۇتماق verb (to grasp)

Uzbek

2 entries

tryum noun (cargo area)
tutmoq verb (to grasp)

Venetan

1 entries

tegner verb (to grasp)

Vietnamese

4 entries

chứa verb (to contain)
cầm verb (to grasp)
giữ verb (to grasp)
nắm verb (to grasp)

Volapük

2 entries

dakipön verb (to grasp)
kipädön verb (to contain)

Walloon

2 entries

tini verb (to grasp)
tni verb (to grasp)

Welsh

1 entries

dal verb (to grasp)

West-Frisian

1 entries

hâlde verb (to grasp)

Wolof

1 entries

teyea verb (to grasp)

Xhosa

2 entries

bamba verb (to grasp)
phatha verb (to grasp)

Yakut

1 entries

тут verb (to grasp)

Yiddish

1 entries

האַלטן verb (to grasp)

Zazaki

1 entries

tepışyen verb (to grasp)

Zealandic

2 entries

'ouwe verb (to grasp)
vast'ouwe verb (to grasp)

Zulu

2 entries

bamba verb (to grasp)
phatha verb (to grasp)

Sample sentences

81 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Hold on, someone is knocking at my door.

Source: tatoeba (2087)

You've got to learn to hold your tongue.

Source: tatoeba (16167)

I think your theory does not hold water.

Source: tatoeba (16866)

Your explanation sounds plausible, but it just doesn't hold water.

Source: tatoeba (17012)

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