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Synonyms
hold

verb

  1. organize or be responsible for: "hold a reception"
  2. keep in a certain state, position, or activity: e.g., "keep clean"
  3. have or hold in one's hands or grip: "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"
  4. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement: "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"
  5. have rightfully: of rights, titles, and offices
  6. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense: "She has $1,000 in the bank"
  7. keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view: "take for granted"
  8. contain or hold: have within
  9. lessen the intensity of: temper
  10. remain in a certain state, position, or condition: "The weather held"
  11. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings): "bear a grudge"
  12. assert or affirm: "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good"
  13. remain committed to: "I hold to these ideas"
  14. secure and keep for possible future use or application: "The landlord retained the security deposit"
  15. be the physical support of: carry the weight of