Hold

/həʊld/

Synonyms for "hold" (1131 found)

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Closest matches (227)

Noun(26 words)

cargo holdclutch grasp grip keep wait appreciation bearingbearing usebookingcargo areacargo baycargo deckcargo spacecarrying chairs claiming clasp clasping clasps

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class sessionclench clinches clinching clutchescommunity owned

abandon abduction abide abort absorbabsorb the attentionabstain accentaccent markaccommodate accountaccount asaccumulate acknowledge acropolis adhereadhere toadjudge adjudicate admit

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advance advantageadverse possessionaffirmafford supportagglomerateagree toagree withallege allow alodium amass announce annunciate answer apply apprehensionapprove ofarchives argue armory arrest arrestation arsenal ascendancy assemble assert assever asseverate assimilate assume attic authority avail aver avoid avouch avow backback upbacklog balance ballast bank bar basement bastion bay bebe afraidbe consistentbe enfeoffed ofbe equal tobe extantbe foundbe in existencebe judiciousbe met withbe possessed ofbe presentbe seized ofbe the casebe therebe truebe truthfulbeachhead bearbear hugbear upbelay believe beset bide bin bite blockhouse boast bolsterbolster upbonded warehousebookcase booth bosombottle upboxbox upbrace breathe bridgehead bridle bunch bunkerbuoy upburgage buttery buttress cage call cancel captivate capture carecargo dockcarrycarry oncastle catchcatch upcatching cavity cease celebrate cell cellar cellarage cellule cement chamber character charge charisma charm check cherish chest citadel claim clamp clasp class claws cleavecleave toclench clinch clingcling toclinging clip cloister closet clot clout cluster clutch clutches coagulatecoal bincohere collaring collect colony command compartment compel complete comprehend comprise conceal conceive condone conduct confine

Verb(17 words)

accommodate accommodates adjudge admit agree anchor apply arrest bear bind book carry check cleaved concord concur confine

Adjective(1 words)

ancient remains

Strong matches (339)

conform to factcongeal conglomerate consequence conservatory consider constrain contain contend continuecontinue to becontrol convene convoke coolcool offcoopcoop incoop upcork

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cork upcountcount incountenance counterbalance coup cover cradle crate credit crib crutch crypt cuddle cumulate cupboard curb curtail cushion custodianship custody custoscut it outcyclone cellardaresayde factode juredeath gripdecelerate declaim declare deemdefeat timedeferdefy timedelay deny dependency depository depotderivative titledesist detain diminish direct discontinue display dodo itdock dominance domination dominion dompt donjon dot dragnet drawer drivedrop itdump dwell effect embody embosom embrace eminence encage enchant enchantment encircle encloseenclosed spaceencompass end endure enfold engageengage inengage the attentionengage the mindengage the thoughtsengrossengross the mindengross the thoughtsenjoin enjoy entertain enthrall enunciate environ envisage equate esteem estimate exchequer exerciseexercise judgmentexhibit exist expect expressexpress an opinionexpression markextend fancy fare fascinate fasthold fastness favorfee fieffee positionfee simplefee simple absolutefee simple conditionalfee simple defeasiblefee simple determinablefee tailfeelfence infend offfeodum fermata feud fiefdom fillfill infill outfill the billfirmfirm holdfirm upfondle foothold footing footplate footrail footrest forbear forceforcible seizureforgoform an opinionfort fortress foster frankalmoignfree socagefreehold freezefreeze tofulfill function garnergarner upgarrisongarrison housegather into barnsgavelkindget bygive overgive supportglory holegogo aroundgo ongo outgodowngood feelinggovern grab grabbing grapple grasp grip gripegrow togetherguard guarding guesshack ithaft halt hand handclasp handhold handle handshang onhang on tohang togetherhappen to beharangue harbor havehave a hunchhave an ideahave an impressionhave an inklinghave and holdhave beinghave done withhave in handhave placehave tenure ofhave the ideahaving title toheapheap uphelm helvehem inhide hinder hoardhoard uphold ashold at bayhold backhold downhold fasthold forthhold goodhold inhold in checkhold in custodyhold in leashhold in restrainthold offhold onhold on tohold outhold overhold spellboundhold the interesthold tighthold togetherhold truehold uphold waterhold withholder holding hole hollow

Verb(35 words)

constrain contain contained contains control cradled curb declare deem defenddefend positiondefy detains endures enjoyed enjoys entertain givego forgot

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guard had halt halted happen harbor harbour has havehave gothold backhold inhold uphoused hove

Noun(36 words)

containingcontaining examplescontaining mapscontrol cradles cradling cup cupping cups custody delaydelay startdetaining detainment detentiondutch geldenescrows findsfirm gripfossil bearing

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freeholds grabs grapples grasps gripping grips halt handgrip handlehandle chemicalshandling harboring having headlockshold onhouses

Adjective(2 words)

dutch bezittenexisting

Related words (565)

hug hutch hypnotize imagine immerse immobilize immure impede impel importance impound imprisonincidental powerinclude incorporate infatuate influence influentiality inhibit insinuation

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insist interest involveinvolve the interestiron gripiron handissue a manifestojail judge jurisdictionjust dokeepkeep afloatkeep alivekeep backkeep fromkeep goingkeep hold ofkeep inkeep in checkkeep in custodykeep in detentionkeep offkeep onkeep outkeep under controlkeep upkeepingkey signaturekidnappingknight serviceknock it offlastlast longlast outlay downlay feelay offlay uplead leadership lease leaseholdleave offlegal claimlegal possessionlend supportlengthen leverage library lie ligature livelive onlive throughlock lockerlocus standilodgelook onlook uponlook upon aslumber roomlumberyard magasin magazine magnetism mainstay maintainmake the grademanage mandate manger manifesto mark martellomartello towermass mastership mastery measure meetmeet requirementsmesmerizemetronomic markmewmew upmoment monopolize mote motte mug nabbingnail downnever let gonipnot let gonotationnumber amongnurse nurture obsess obtain occupancy occupation occupyoccupy the attentionoccur offer operate opiate opine orateoriginal titleown owningparticipate inpasspass musterpause peelpeel towerpenpen upperch perdure perennate perpetuate persevere persist personality persuasion pewpicking uppile uppillbox pillowpin downpine possess possessing possession possessor post postponepotato cellarpotency pound powerpower grabpredicate predominance prehension preoccupancy preoccupation preoccupy preponderance prepossession presa prescription present preservepreside overpressure prestige presume prevailpreventive custodyproclaim profess proffer prohibit prolong pronounce prop propertyproperty rightspropose propoundproprietary rightsproprietor protectionprotective custodyprotest protractprove outprove to beprove truepullpull inpurchase putput itput offput upqualify quit rack railrail inrange rath reachreach outrebuff receive reckonreckon amongreckon inreckon withreduce refrainrefrain fromrefuse regard reign reinrein inreinforcereins of governmentrelinquish remainremain validrenounce repel repertory repository repress repulse repute reserve reservoir resist restrain restrict retain retard retrench rick rob rule runrun onrunning insafehold safekeeping satisfy savesave upsay scrubseal upseat secrete segno seisin seize seizureseizure of powersense serveserve the purposesetset backset downset down asshackle shelf shoreshore upshoulder showshut inshut upsign signatureslow downslow upslur snatch snatching snub socage solidify span spare speakspeak outspeak upspellbind spread squatsquat onsquatting squeeze squirrelsquirrel awaystabilitate stabilize stackstack roomstall stance standstand forstand onstand the teststand upstandingstanding placestate staystay onstay putsteady stickstick tostick togetherstick upstockstock roomstock upstockpile stop storage storestore upstorehouse storeroomstorm cellarstraddle straiten stretchstretch outstrong pointstronghold suasion subbasement sublease submitsubscribe tosubsidize subsistsubtle influencesubvention suffice suggestionsupply basesupply depotsupport suppose suppress supremacy surmise surround survive suspect suspend sustain sway sweep swell symbol taketake fortake hold oftake intake into accounttake into considerationtake ittake uptaking intaking into custodytalons tank tarrytempo marktenancy tenantry tender tenuretenure in chivalryterminate thinkthink ofthrust outtide overtietight griptime signaturetitle toehold towertower of strengthtraction transfix trap treasuretreasure housetreasure roomtreasure uptreasury trow underbrace undergird underlease underlie underpin underset undertenancy upbear uphold upkeepupper handurge usucapion usucapt vat vault viewview asvillein socagevilleinhold villenage vinculum waitwall inward warehouse wash waylay wearwear wellween weightwhip handwine cellarwithhold withstand work

Verb(42 words)

incarcerate incarcerated jailed keepkeep backkeeps kept maintainmaintain beliefsmake moderate nurse obligate oblige obtain occupies occupying owned owns palmed

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paused possessed possesses prepossesses prevailremand in custodyreserve reserved restrain retain retains retener satisfies standpat support sustain taketake forthrow vicedview aswithstand

Noun(58 words)

influenceitalian sussistere or subsisterejails latching maintain maneton holdpalm pause pinning pins plank planksplastic watering can handleportuguese valepositionposition categorypossesspossessed bypostponement

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power preservepressure contactproject pauserank rankingremaining piecesremains remand remands remembering reservation reserve retain retaining riveting seatingshareholder ownedstandsstate change verbstopstorage areastore strangleholds subsistingsupporting elementsupporting informationsupports sustainingswedish hatime lagtransfixes trappingtrial stasisvicing vise visingwatering can handle

Adjective(5 words)

nonmoving premiseoccupiedranked attributestatic viewssupporting evidence

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

134 entries

act affirm aim appendage apprehension arrangementask forassert aver avow bebear onbecharm beguile believe bespeak

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More specific

21 entries

advocatebulk holdclutcheconomic holdemotional holdfirm gripgrain holdgrip handholdhold fasthold onhold stillmaintainmoral holdpause cuepause directive

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Collocations

16 entries

cargo holdfirm holdhandholdhold fasthold ithold onhold stillhold the linehold your horsesholder holdfast holdout holdoveron holdsecure holdstrong hold

Inflections

3 entries

held holding holds

Derivations

8 entries

handhold held holdable holder holding holdings holdover holds

Antonyms

1 entries

let go of

similar

17 entries

accommodate admit agree apply bear carry contain deem defend feature guard havelend oneselfreserve taketake for

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Translations

54 translations across 33 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

përmba verb (to contain)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

χανδάνω verb (to contain)

Armenian

1 entries

պարունակել verb (to contain)

Bengali

1 entries

ধরা verb (to contain)

Breton

1 entries

derc'hel verb (to contain)

Bulgarian

2 entries

хващане noun (grasp)
съдържам verb (to contain)

Dutch

1 entries

bevatten verb (to contain)

Esperanto

1 entries

enteni verb (to contain)

Finnish

2 entries

ote noun (grasp)
sisältää verb (to contain)

French

1 entries

contenir verb (to contain)

Galician

1 entries

conter verb (to contain)

Greek

1 entries

περιέχω verb (to contain)

Hindi

3 entries

बाँधना verb (to contain)
रोकना verb (to contain)
समाविष्ट verb (to contain)

Hungarian

1 entries

tartalmaz verb (to contain)

Icelandic

1 entries

rúma verb (to contain)

Irish

1 entries

coinnigh verb (to contain)

Italian

2 entries

presa noun (grasp)
contenere verb (to contain)

Japanese

3 entries

保持する verb (to contain)
入っている verb (to contain)
擁する verb (to contain)

Lithuanian

1 entries

turėti verb (to contain)

Luxembourgish

2 entries

Grëff noun (grasp)
faassen verb (to contain)

Malayalam

1 entries

പിടി noun (grasp)

Māori

2 entries

kumu verb (to contain)
pepa verb (to contain)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Hool noun (grasp)

Portuguese

4 entries

aguentar verb (to contain)
conter verb (to contain)
segurar verb (to contain)
ter verb (to contain)

Romanian

1 entries

conține verb (to contain)

Russian

1 entries

содержа́ть verb (to contain)

Spanish

2 entries

agarre noun (grasp)
contener verb (to contain)

Swedish

2 entries

innehålla verb (to contain)
rymma verb (to contain)

Tagalog

4 entries

hawak noun (grasp)
kapit noun (grasp)
tangan noun (grasp)
maglaman verb (to contain)

Telugu

1 entries

పెట్టు verb (to contain)

Ukrainian

1 entries

утри́мувати verb (to contain)

Vietnamese

2 entries

chứa verb (to contain)
đựng verb (to contain)

Volapük

1 entries

kipädön verb (to contain)

Sample sentences

81 total sentences available.

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Hold on, someone is knocking at my door.

Source: tatoeba (2087)

You've got to learn to hold your tongue.

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I think your theory does not hold water.

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

Source: tatoeba (17012)

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