All retain synonyms
re·tain
R r verb retain
- hug — to clasp tightly in the arms, especially with affection; embrace.
- maintain — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- defend — If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
- hold — 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.
- look back — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- call up — If you call someone up, you telephone them.
- mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
- have a go at — attack verbally
- cling — If you cling to someone or something, you hold onto them tightly.