Holds

//həʊldz//

Synonyms for "holds" (1035 found)

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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

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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

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The bank holds a mortgage on his building.

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My wife holds the purse strings in our family.

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I only hope that the rain holds off for a few hours more.

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The promise still holds.

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