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hold


These are words and phrases related to hold. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of hold.

TO HOLD SOMEONE OR SOMETHING


Can you hold this for a moment?

Synonyms and examples


clasp
He reached out to clasp her hand.
grip
The baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.
clutch
Silent and pale, she clutched her mother's hand.
cling
One little girl was clinging onto a cuddly toy.
hang on
The child was hanging on to her mother's skirt.
grasp
She grasped his hand in a gesture of sympathy.
grab
He grabbed the rope and pulled it hard.
cradle
She cradled him tenderly in her arms.
hug
He hugged his girlfriend.
embrace
literary
The sisters embraced.

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wield
We found him wielding a power drill in his front garden.
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If you hold someone or something, you take and keep someone or something in your hands or in your arms.

hold | American Thesaurus


hold


verb
These are words and phrases related to hold. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of hold.
Hold the money tightly. The mother held the baby. A pile of sandbags held the bridge.

Synonyms


keep in the hand
have in the hand
grasp
clutch
grip
clasp
keep in the arms
embrace
enfold
carry
bear
take
support
uphold
brace
prop
shore

Antonyms


let go
let loose
put down
let drop
droop
hand over
give over
give
The glue didn't hold. This rope won't hold in a strong wind.

Synonyms


stick
stick fast
cling
adhere
cleave
remain tied
remain bound
stay fixed
lock
unite
clinch
stay
resist breaking

Antonyms


come undone
come unstuck
let go
come untied
loosen
let loose
break
give way
This box holds a pound of candy. Will that filing cabinet hold all these papers?.

Synonyms


have a capacity of
contain
accommodate
take in
include
enclose
Please hold your applause until the last performer is finished. The police are holding the suspect.

Synonyms


restrain
contain
control
defer
postpone
repress
suppress
suspend
withhold
desist from
hold back
hold off
hold up
hold in check
hold down
forestall
stall
hinder
inhibit
frustrate
thwart
check
curb
stay
keep
halt
block
prevent
limit
restrict
detain
confine

Antonyms


give
bestow
accord
grant
tender
offer
release
let loose
free
let go
Please hold my seat until I return. The airline is holding two tickets for you.

Synonyms


keep
retain
reserve
set aside
watch
protect
guard
keep valid
be in force

Antonyms


cancel
let lapse
He's too lazy to hold a job. The governor has held public office for ten years.

Synonyms


keep
maintain
hold down
have
possess
occupy

Antonyms


give over
turn over
give up
The club will hold its monthly meeting next Tuesday.

Synonyms


conduct
carry on
have
execute
engage in
join in
preside over
direct
manage

Antonyms


cancel
call off
postpone
We hold these truths to be self-evident. I will hold you responsible for all damage.

Synonyms


maintain
assert
affirm
declare
profess
deem
consider
regard
think
believe
conceive
count
reckon
suppose
presume
assume
understand
surmise
conclude
deduct
propose
submit
offer
put forth
put forward
advance
present
tender
venture
advocate
urge
bind
obligate
enforce

Antonyms


disavow
disclaim
deny
refute
repudiate
controvert
reject
abjure
forswear
gainsay

hold


noun
Take a firm hold on this line.

Synonyms


grasp
grip
clasp
clutch
embrace
Doesn't this suitcase have a hold? The mountain climber couldn't find a hold to climb any higher.

Synonyms


handle
knob
strap
grasp
hilt
shaft
foothold
toehold
handhold
stand
anchorage
advantage
leverage
purchase
Her brother has always had a strong hold over her. Legal documents give the present owner a legitimate hold on the property.

Synonyms


influence
controlling force
control
authority
sway
domination
dominance
mastery
rule
command
power
ascendancy
bond
attachment
possession
ownership
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