hold - English Synonyms Dictionary

hold

v.
[1] grasp , grip , clasp , seize , clutch , keep , carry , (Colloq) hang on to
[2] hug , embrace , clasp , cradle , clench , clutch , enfold
[3] maintain , keep , put
[4] maintain , keep , sustain , absorb , occupy , engage , involve , engross , monopolize
[5] confine , restrain , detain , contain , coop up
[6] imprison , detain , confine , place into custody , put behind bars , jail
[7] believe , deem , judge , consider , regard , look on/upon , maintain , think , esteem , take , assume
[8] accommodate , support , carry
[9] contain , include , comprise
[10] call , keep , maintain , convene , assemble , convoke , run , conduct , engage in , participate in , have , carry on , preside over , officiate at
[11] apply , take hold , hold good , be in effect/in force , stand/hold up , hold/prove/be true , be the case , function , operate , be/remain/prove valid/relevant/applicable/operative , (Colloq) hold water , wash
[12] have , throw , have , possess , make , give
[13] have , remain/keep (fast) , stay , have got , stick
[14] hold back , deem , view as , restrain , repress , take for , suppress , curb , inhibit , control , check , keep back , hinder withhold , reserve , deny , keep back , refuse
[15] hold down , harbor , harbour , control , restrain , entertain , nurse , check , reduce , diminish keep , maintain , manage
[16] hold forth , restrain , confine , hold forth on/upon , lecture (on) , declaim , harangue , preach (on/about) , orate , sermonize (on) , discourse (on) , speechify (on/about) , expatiate/expand on/upon , (Colloq) go on (about) , (Brit) rabbit/natter/witter on (about) hold out , offer , proffer , tender , submit , advance , propose , propound , hold out , extend
[17] hold in , retain , keep back , control , curb , hold back , check , hold back , restrain , contain conceal , hide , suppress
[18] hold off , bear , delay , defer , put off , refrain from , postpone , avoid repel , keep off , repulse , fend off , rebuff , resist , withstand
[19] support , hold on , grip , sustain , hold up , grasp , hold , clutch , cling keep , maintain , cling , hang on , retain stop , wait , hold off , (Colloq) hang on
[20] hold out , bear , carry , last , carry on , contain , persist , persevere , continue , hang on , stand firm/(Mainly US) pat , endure offer , proffer , extend , hold forth , present
[21] hold over , accommodate , admit , postpone , delay , defer , put off , hold off , suspend continue , retain , extend , prolong
[22] hold up , rob , waylay , (Colloq) mug , stick up , knock off/(US) over delay , impede , hinder , slow (down/up) , set back , detain last , survive , fare , bear up , endure present , show , exhibit , display
[23] hold with , carry , bear , support , sustain , agree to/with , favour , countenance , approve (of) , subscribe to , condone , concur with
[24] prevail , obtain
[25] contain , take
[26] reserve , book
[27] defend , guard
[28] oblige , bind , obligate
[29] defy , withstand , hold up
[30] apply , go for
[31] control , hold in , contain , check , curb , moderate
[32] halt , arrest
[33] carry
[34] declare , adjudge
[35] agree , concur , concord
n.
[1] clasp , clench , clutch , clutches , grasp , grip
[2] appreciation , grasp
[3] delay , time lag , postponement , wait
[4] detention , detainment , custody
[5] keep
[6] handle , grip , handgrip
[7] cargo area , cargo deck , cargo hold , storage area
[8] grasp , grip , clasp , clutch
[9] foothold , toe-hold , purchase
[10] power , dominance , mastery , control , ascendancy , authority , influence , leverage , sway , (Colloq) pull , clout