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Noun
S: (n) clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold (the act of grasping) "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
S: (n) appreciation, grasp, hold (understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something) "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
S: (n) hold (power by which something or someone is affected or dominated) "he has a hold over them"
S: (n) delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait (time during which some action is awaited) "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
S: (n) detention, detainment, hold, custody (a state of being confined (usually for a short time)) "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"
S: (n) handle, grip, handgrip, hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it) "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
S: (v) keep, maintain, hold (cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean') "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
S: (v) hold, take hold (have or hold in one's hands or grip) "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him"
S: (v) hold, throw, have, make, give (organize or be responsible for) "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
S: (v) have, have got, hold (have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense) "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
S: (v) deem, hold, view as, take for (keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view) "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible"
S: (v) harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse (maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)) "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
S: (v) restrain, confine, hold, constrain (to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement) "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
S: (v) retain, hold, keep back, hold back (secure and keep for possible future use or application) "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
S: (v) bear, hold (have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices) "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"
S: (v) hold, support, sustain, hold up (be the physical support of; carry the weight of) "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
S: (v) hold, bear, carry, contain (contain or hold; have within) "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
S: (v) accommodate, hold, admit (have room for; hold without crowding) "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"
S: (v) be well (be healthy; feel good) "She has not been well lately"
S: (v) suffer (feel unwell or uncomfortable) "She is suffering from the hot weather"
S: (v) feel (be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state) "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"; "She felt sad after her loss"
S: (v) stay, remain, rest (stay the same; remain in a certain state) "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
S: (v) continue (exist over a prolonged period of time) "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
S: (v) sparkle, scintillate, coruscate (be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity) "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"
S: (v) confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate (be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly) "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
S: (v) rank (take or have a position relative to others) "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
S: (v) point (be positionable in a specified manner) "The gun points with ease"
S: (v) want, need, require (have need of) "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
S: (v) compact, pack (have the property of being packable or of compacting easily) "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
S: (v) look, appear, seem (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect) "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
S: (v) appear, seem (seem to be true, probable, or apparent) "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
S: (v) owe (be in debt) "She owes me $200"; "I still owe for the car"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"
S: (v) belong (be owned by; be in the possession of) "This book belongs to me"
S: (v) cover (be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of) "Is this enough to cover the check?"
S: (v) represent (be representative or typical for) "This period is represented by Beethoven"
S: (v) account (be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something) "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"
S: (v) cut across (be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations) "Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines"
S: (v) begin, start (have a beginning characterized in some specified way) "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
S: (v) begin (have a beginning, of a temporal event) "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
S: (v) stand (be in some specified state or condition) "I stand corrected"
S: (v) consist, comprise (be composed of) "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?"
S: (v) prove, turn out, turn up (be shown or be found to be) "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive"
S: (v) account for (be the reason or explanation for) "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"
S: (v) remain (be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.) "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"
S: (v) stand by, stick by, stick, adhere (be loyal to) "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
S: (v) incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate (represent in bodily form) "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"
S: (v) contain, take, hold (be capable of holding or containing) "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
S: (v) tend, be given, lean, incline, run (have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined) "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
S: (v) run, go (have a particular form) "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."
S: (v) figure, enter (be or play a part of or in) "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"
S: (v) press (be urgent) "This is a pressing problem"
S: (v) squat (be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide) "The building squatted low"
S: (v) hoodoo (bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune)
S: (v) impend (be imminent or about to happen) "Changes are impending"
S: (v) range, run (change or be different within limits) "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull"
S: (v) stay, stay on, continue, remain (continue in a place, position, or situation) "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
S: (v) sell (be sold at a certain price or in a certain way) "These books sell like hot cakes"
S: (v) translate (be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way) "poetry often does not translate"; "Tolstoy's novels translate well into English"
S: (v) head, head up (be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel) "This student heads the class"
S: (v) come in for (be subject to or the object of) "The governor came in for a lot of criticism"
S: (v) compare (be comparable) "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"
S: (v) fall, come (come under, be classified or included) "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
S: (v) gravitate (be attracted to) "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age"
S: (v) pay (be worth it) "It pays to go through the trouble"
S: (v) diverge (have no limits as a mathematical series)
S: (v) shine (be distinguished or eminent) "His talent shines"
S: (v) iridesce (be iridescent) "The corals iridesced under the surface of the clear water"
S: (v) lie (be and remain in a particular state or condition) "lie dormant"
S: (v) stand (occupy a place or location, also metaphorically) "We stand on common ground"
S: (v) hang (be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive) "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"
S: (v) litter (strew) "Cigar butts littered the ground"
S: (v) suit (be agreeable or acceptable) "This time suits me"
S: (v) end, terminate (be the end of; be the last or concluding part of) "This sad scene ended the movie"
S: (v) fit (conform to some shape or size) "How does this shirt fit?"
S: (v) lend (have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to) "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse"
S: (v) let go (be relaxed) "Don't be so worried all the time--just let go!"
S: (v) belong (be rightly classified in a class or category) "The whales belong among the mammals"
S: (v) connect (be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation) "The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train"; "The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours"
S: (v) sell (be responsible for the sale of) "All her publicity sold the products"
S: (v) sell (be approved of or gain acceptance) "The new idea sold well in certain circles"
S: (v) consist (have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in) "The payment consists in food"; "What does love consist in?"
S: (v) work (behave in a certain way when handled) "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well"
S: (v) lubricate (have lubricating properties) "the liquid in this can lubricates well"
S: (v) breathe (allow the passage of air through) "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"
S: (v) trim (be in equilibrium during a flight) "The airplane trimmed"
S: (v) swing (have a certain musical rhythm) "The music has to swing"
S: (v) osculate (be intermediate between two taxonomic groups) "These species osculate"
S: (v) contain, take, hold (be capable of holding or containing) "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
S: (v) reserve, hold, book (arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance) "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"
S: (v) defend, guard, hold (protect against a challenge or attack) "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"
S: (v) oblige, bind, hold, obligate (bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted) "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
S: (v) hold (hold the attention of) "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound"
S: (v) hold (remain committed to) "I hold to these ideas"
S: (v) defy, withstand, hold, hold up (resist or confront with resistance) "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
S: (v) apply, hold, go for (be pertinent or relevant or applicable) "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"
S: (v) hold (stop dealing with) "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting"
S: (v) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits) "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
S: (v) hold (keep from departing) "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse"
S: (v) hold (take and maintain control over, often by violent means) "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week"
S: (v) halt, hold, arrest (cause to stop) "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
S: (v) hold (cover as for protection against noise or smell) "She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate"; "hold one's nose"
S: (v) carry, hold (drink alcohol without showing ill effects) "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
S: (v) consume, ingest, take in, take, have (serve oneself to, or consume regularly) "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
S: (v) hold (aim, point, or direct) "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames"
S: (v) declare, adjudge, hold (declare to be) "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
S: (v) agree, hold, concur, concord (be in accord; be in agreement) "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"
S: (v) hold (keep from exhaling or expelling) "hold your breath"