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hold
Synonyms and Antonyms of hold
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the act or manner of holding
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a structure or place from which one can resist attack
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the right or means to command or control others
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the state or fact of being able to exchange information regarding one's current situation
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a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
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, tank
glasshouse [British], guardhouse, hulk(s)
concentration camp, gulag, labor camp, prison camp, stalag, work camp
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the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something
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the state of being held in lawful custody
captivity, confinement, internment
apprehension, arrest, arrestment, bust [slang], collar, pinch
hold
Synonyms and Antonyms of hold
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to have or keep in oneʼs hands
hang on to, hold on to
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to continue to have in oneʼs possession or power
hang on to, hold on to
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to have as an opinion
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to have within
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to keep in oneʼs mind or heart
hang on to, hold on to
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to keep, control, or experience as oneʼs own
rejoice in
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to make or have room for
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to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms
hang on to, lay hold of
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to think of in a particular way
take for
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to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
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to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal
Synonym Discussion of hold
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- the can contains a quart of oil
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- the bookcase will hold all my textbooks
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- the hall can accommodate 500 people
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