All hold synonyms
hold
H h verb hold
- esteem — Respect and admire.
- keep up — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- extend — Cause to cover a larger area; make longer or wider.
- draw out — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- endure — Suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently.
- hold good — apply, remain true
- exist — Have objective reality or being.
- hold true — If a general statement holds true in particular circumstances, or if your previous statement holds true in different circumstances, it is true or valid in those circumstances.
- function — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- stand up — standing erect or upright, as a collar.
- wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- hold on — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- organize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- organise — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- arrange — If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.
- conduct — When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out.
- shore up — a supporting post or beam with auxiliary members, especially one placed obliquely against the side of a building, a ship in drydock, or the like; prop; strut.
- carry on — If you carry on doing something, you continue to do it.