hold

hold [n] grasp, possession authority, clasp, clench, clinch, clout, clutch, control, dominance, dominion, grip, influence, occupancy, occupation, ownership, pull, purchase, retention, sway, tenacity, tenure; concepts 190,343,710 —Ant. dispossession, release hold [v1] have in one’s hands, possession; grasp adhere, arrest, bind, bottle up, carry, catch, check, cherish, clasp, cleave, clench, clinch, cling, clutch, confine, contain, cork up*, cradle, detain, embrace, enclose, enjoy, fondle, freeze to*, grip, handle, hang on, have, hug, imprison, keep, keep close, keep out, lock up, maintain, not let go, nourish, occupy, own, palm, possess, press, put a lock on, restrain, retain, secure, seize, squeeze, stay put, stick, take, trammel, vise, wield, withhold, wring; concepts 190,191,200,710 —Ant. drop, let go, release hold [v2] believe assume, aver, bet bottom dollar*, buy*, consider, credit, cross one’s heart*, deem, entertain, esteem, feel, have hunch*, have sneaking suspicion*, judge, lap up, lay money on, maintain, okay, presume, reckon, regard, sense, set store by*, swear by, swear up and down*, take as gospel truth*, take stock in*, think, view; concept 12 —Ant. abandon, disbelieve, forsake hold [v3] continue, endure apply, be in effect, be in force, be the case, be valid, exist, have bearing, hold good, hold true, last, operate, persevere, persist, remain, remain true, resist, stand up, stay, stay staunch, wear; concept 239 —Ant. cease, desert, halt, quit, stop hold [v4] support bear, bolster, brace, buttress, carry, lock, prop, shore up, shoulder, stay, sustain, take, underpin, uphold; concepts 110,190 hold [v5] have a capacity for accommodate, be equipped for, carry, comprise, contain, include, seat, take; concepts 719,742 hold [v6] conduct meeting, function assemble, call, carry on, celebrate, convene, have, officiate, preside, run, solemnize; concepts 324,384 —Ant. cancel