All hold synonyms
hold
H h verb hold
- believe β If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure.
- continue β If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- own β of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
- seize β to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- arrest β If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
- maintain β to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- have β Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- imprison β to confine in or as if in a prison.
- carry β If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground.
- detain β When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
- occupy β to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- buy β If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
- remain β to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- operate β to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- last β occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- stay β (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- bear β If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
- include β to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
- call β a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
- run β execution
- celebrate β If you celebrate, you do something enjoyable because of a special occasion or to mark someone's success.
- convene β If someone convenes a meeting or conference, they arrange for it to take place. You can also say that people convene or that a meeting convenes.
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- press β to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
- nourish β to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- cherish β If you cherish something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time.
- vise β visa.
- check β Check is also a noun.
noun hold
- grip β the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- influence β the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- dominance β rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- control β Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- pull β pull media
- occupancy β the act, state, or condition of being or becoming a tenant or of living in or taking up quarters or space in or on something: Continued occupancy of the office depends on a rent reduction.
- tenure β the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office.
- clutch β If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious.
- clinch β If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it.
- authority β The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
- purchase β to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- dominion β the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
- clout β If you clout someone, you hit them.
- ownership β the state or fact of being an owner.
- clench β When you clench your fist or your fist clenches, you curl your fingers up tightly, usually because you are very angry.
- tenacity β the quality of being tenacious, or of holding fast; persistence: the amazing tenacity of rumors.
- occupation β a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
- sway β to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
- clasp β If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms.
- retention β the act of retaining.