hold

Noun

the act of grasping

synonym

clasp clench clutch clutches grasp grip
hypernym

grasping prehension seizing taking hold
hyponym

choke hold chokehold embrace embracement embracing wrestling hold

the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

a cell in a jail or prison

synonym

keep
hypernym

cell jail cell prison cell
the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo

synonym

cargo area cargo deck cargo hold storage area
holo part

ship
hypernym

enclosure
a stronghold

exemplifies

archaicism archaism
hypernym

fastness stronghold
power by which something or someone is affected or dominated

hypernym

control
understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

synonym

appreciation grasp
hypernym

apprehension discernment savvy understanding
hyponym

sense
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

synonym

custody detainment detention
hypernym

confinement
time during which some action is awaited

synonym

delay postponement time lag wait
hypernym

break intermission interruption pause suspension
hyponym

extension moratorium retardation

hold

Verb

keep from exhaling or expelling

hypernym

hold back keep keep back restrain
keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view

synonym

deem take for view as
hypernym

consider reckon regard see view
similar

hold
hold the attention of

hypernym

becharm beguile bewitch captivate capture catch charm enamor enamour enchant entrance fascinate trance
assert or affirm

hypernym

affirm assert aver avow swan swear verify
similar

deem hold take for view as
remain committed to

hypernym

believe conceive consider think

declare to be

synonym	adjudge declare
hypernym	evaluate judge pass judgment
hyponym	acknowledge admit bastardise bastardize beatify call cancel canonise canonize certify formalise formalize judge label pronounce saint strike down superannuate

bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

synonym

bind obligate oblige
hypernym

relate
hyponym

article indent indenture pledge tie down

be in accord; be in agreement

synonym	agree concord concur
hyponym	arrange concede conciliate conclude fix up grant make up patch up reconcile resolve see eye to eye settle settle subscribe support yield
is entailed by	compromise
similar	agree

aim, point, or direct

hypernym

aim direct take take aim train
protect against a challenge or attack

synonym

defend guard
hypernym

protect
similar

hold
drink alcohol without showing ill effects

synonym

carry
hypernym

booze drink fuddle hit the bottle
have or hold in one's hands or grip

antonym

let go of
hyponym

clinch cling to clutch cradle cradle grasp hold close hold on hold tight interlace interlock lock trap
is entailed by

brandish flourish wave
be the physical support of; carry the weight of

synonym

hold up support sustain
derivation

holder
other

holder
hyponym

block brace bracket buoy buoy up carry chock pole prop prop up scaffold shore shore up truss underpin
support or hold in a certain manner

synonym

bear carry
hyponym

acquit act balance bear behave carry comport conduct deport do piggyback poise sling stoop
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

synonym

confine constrain restrain
hypernym

disable disenable incapacitate
hyponym

bind enchain fetter fold ground impound pen up pinion pound pound pound up shackle shackle tie down tie up truss
cover as for protection against noise or smell

hypernym

cover
organize or be responsible for

synonym

give have make throw
hypernym

direct
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

synonym

bear entertain harbor harbour nurse
hypernym

experience feel
cause to come to an abrupt stop

synonym

arrest halt
hypernym

stop

have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

synonym	have have got
derivation	holding
hyponym	bear carry carry exert hold hold on keep keep keep keep keep leave maintain maintain maintain monopolise monopolize stock stockpile sustain wield
is caused by	give
similar	feature have

secure and keep for possible future use or application

synonym

hold back keep back retain
derivation

holding
hypernym

hold on keep
hyponym

hold down
have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices

synonym

bear
derivation

holder
other

holder
hypernym

have have got hold
arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

synonym

book reserve
entails

procure secure
hypernym

ask for bespeak call for quest request
hyponym

hold open keep keep open save
similar

reserve
keep from departing

hypernym

keep prevent
take and maintain control over, often by violent means

hypernym

command control
similar

defend guard hold

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

synonym	check contain control curb hold in moderate
hypernym	hold back keep keep back restrain
hyponym	abnegate bate catch conquer counteract countercheck crucify damp deny mortify stamp down subdue subdue suppress thermostat train

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity

synonym

keep maintain
also

hold back hold out hold out hold over hold up
hyponym

bear on carry on conserve continue distance hold over housekeep preserve preserve pressurise pressurize uphold
remain in a certain state, position, or condition

hypernym

continue go along go on keep proceed
be valid, applicable, or true

synonym

obtain prevail
hypernym

be exist
be pertinent or relevant or applicable

synonym

apply go for
hypernym

bear on come to concern have to do with pertain refer relate touch touch on
is caused by

apply employ use utilise utilize
similar

apply lend oneself
have room for; hold without crowding

synonym

accommodate admit
hyponym

house seat sleep
similar

contain hold take
have as a major characteristic

hypernym

be
resist or confront with resistance

synonym

defy hold up withstand
hypernym

hold out resist stand firm withstand
hyponym

brave brave out endure weather
stop dealing with

hypernym

defer hold over postpone prorogue put off put over remit set back shelve table
contain or hold; have within

synonym

bear carry contain
hypernym

include
hyponym

confine enclose hold in retain
similar

contain hold take
be capable of holding or containing

synonym

contain take
hypernym

be
similar

accommodate admit bear carry contain hold hold

hold vs abnegate hold vs accommodate hold vs accommodate hold vs acknowledge hold vs acquit hold vs act hold vs adjudge hold vs admit hold vs admit hold vs admit hold vs affirm hold vs agree hold vs agree hold vs aim hold vs appendage hold vs apply hold vs apply hold vs appreciation hold vs apprehension hold vs arrange hold vs arrest hold vs article hold vs ask for hold vs assert hold vs aver hold vs avow hold vs ax handle hold vs axe handle hold vs balance hold vs bastardise hold vs bastardize hold vs bate hold vs be hold vs be hold vs be hold vs bear hold vs bear hold vs bear hold vs bear hold vs bear hold vs bear hold vs bear hold vs bear on hold vs bear on hold vs beatify hold vs becharm hold vs beguile hold vs behave hold vs believe hold vs bespeak hold vs bewitch hold vs bind hold vs bind hold vs block hold vs book hold vs booze hold vs brace hold vs bracket hold vs brave hold vs brave out hold vs break hold vs broom handle hold vs broomstick hold vs buoy hold vs buoy up hold vs call hold vs call for hold vs cancel hold vs canonise hold vs canonize hold vs captivate hold vs capture hold vs cargo area hold vs cargo deck hold vs cargo hold hold vs carry hold vs carry hold vs carry hold vs carry hold vs carry hold vs carry hold vs carry hold vs carry hold vs carry on hold vs catch hold vs catch hold vs cell hold vs certify hold vs charm hold vs check hold vs chock hold vs choke hold hold vs chokehold hold vs clasp hold vs clench hold vs clinch hold vs cling to hold vs clutch hold vs clutch hold vs clutches hold vs come to hold vs command hold vs comport hold vs concede hold vs conceive hold vs concern hold vs conciliate hold vs conclude hold vs concord hold vs concur hold vs conduct hold vs confine hold vs confine hold vs confinement hold vs conquer hold vs conserve hold vs consider hold vs consider hold vs constrain hold vs contain hold vs contain hold vs contain hold vs contain hold vs contain hold vs contain hold vs continue hold vs continue hold vs control hold vs control hold vs control hold vs counteract hold vs countercheck hold vs cover hold vs cradle hold vs cradle hold vs crop hold vs crucify hold vs curb hold vs custody hold vs damp hold vs declare hold vs deem hold vs deem hold vs defend hold vs defend hold vs defer hold vs defy hold vs delay hold vs deny hold vs deport hold vs detainment hold vs detention hold vs direct hold vs direct hold vs disable hold vs discernment hold vs disenable hold vs distance hold vs do hold vs drink hold vs embrace hold vs embracement hold vs embracing hold vs enamor hold vs enamour hold vs enchain hold vs enchant hold vs enclose hold vs enclosure hold vs endure hold vs entertain hold vs entrance hold vs evaluate hold vs exert hold vs exist hold vs experience hold vs extension hold vs fascinate hold vs fastness hold vs feature hold vs feel hold vs fetter hold vs fix up hold vs fold hold vs formalise hold vs formalize hold vs fuddle hold vs give hold vs go along hold vs go for hold vs go on hold vs grant hold vs grasp hold vs grasp hold vs grasp hold vs grasping hold vs grip hold vs grip hold vs ground hold vs guard hold vs guard hold vs gunstock hold vs haft hold vs halt hold vs handgrip hold vs handle hold vs harbor hold vs harbour hold vs have hold vs have hold vs have hold vs have hold vs have got hold vs have got hold vs have to do with hold vs helve hold vs hilt hold vs hit the bottle hold vs hoe handle hold vs hold hold vs hold hold vs hold hold vs hold hold vs hold hold vs hold hold vs hold hold vs hold hold vs hold hold vs hold hold vs hold back hold vs hold back hold vs hold back hold vs hold back hold vs hold close hold vs hold down hold vs hold in hold vs hold in hold vs hold on hold vs hold on hold vs hold on hold vs hold open hold vs hold out hold vs hold out hold vs hold out hold vs hold over hold vs hold over hold vs hold over hold vs hold tight hold vs hold up hold vs hold up hold vs hold up hold vs holder hold vs holder hold vs holding hold vs holding hold vs house hold vs housekeep hold vs impound hold vs incapacitate hold vs include hold vs indent hold vs indenture hold vs interlace hold vs interlock hold vs intermission hold vs interruption hold vs jail cell hold vs judge hold vs judge hold vs keep hold vs keep hold vs keep hold vs keep hold vs keep hold vs keep hold vs keep hold vs keep hold vs keep hold vs keep hold vs keep hold vs keep hold vs keep hold vs keep back hold vs keep back hold vs keep back hold vs keep open hold vs knob hold vs label hold vs leave hold vs lend oneself hold vs let go of hold vs lock hold vs maintain hold vs maintain hold vs maintain hold vs maintain hold vs make hold vs make up hold vs moderate hold vs monopolise hold vs monopolize hold vs mop handle hold vs moratorium hold vs mortify hold vs nurse hold vs obligate hold vs oblige hold vs obtain hold vs panhandle hold vs pass judgment hold vs patch up hold vs pause hold vs pen up hold vs pertain hold vs piggyback hold vs pinion hold vs pledge hold vs poise hold vs pole hold vs pommel hold vs pommel hold vs postpone hold vs postponement hold vs pound hold vs pound hold vs pound up hold vs prehension hold vs preserve hold vs preserve hold vs pressurise hold vs pressurize hold vs prevail hold vs prevent hold vs prison cell hold vs proceed hold vs pronounce hold vs prop hold vs prop up hold vs prorogue hold vs protect hold vs put off hold vs put over hold vs quest hold vs rake handle hold vs reckon hold vs reconcile hold vs refer hold vs regard hold vs relate hold vs relate hold vs remit hold vs request hold vs reserve hold vs reserve hold vs resist hold vs resolve hold vs restrain hold vs restrain hold vs restrain hold vs retain hold vs retain hold vs retardation hold vs saddlebow hold vs saint hold vs save hold vs savvy hold vs scaffold hold vs seat hold vs see hold vs see eye to eye hold vs seizing hold vs sense hold vs set back hold vs settle hold vs settle hold vs shackle hold vs shackle hold vs shelve hold vs shore hold vs shore up hold vs sleep hold vs sling hold vs stamp down hold vs stand firm hold vs stock hold vs stock hold vs stock hold vs stockpile hold vs stoop hold vs stop hold vs storage area hold vs strike down hold vs stronghold hold vs subdue hold vs subdue hold vs subscribe hold vs superannuate hold vs support hold vs support hold vs suppress hold vs suspension hold vs sustain hold vs sustain hold vs swan hold vs swear hold vs table hold vs take hold vs take hold vs take hold vs take hold vs take aim hold vs take for hold vs take for hold vs taking hold hold vs thermostat hold vs think hold vs throw hold vs tie down hold vs tie down hold vs tie up hold vs time lag hold vs touch hold vs touch on hold vs train hold vs train hold vs trance hold vs trap hold vs truss hold vs truss hold vs underpin hold vs understanding hold vs uphold hold vs verify hold vs view hold vs view as hold vs view as hold vs wait hold vs weather hold vs wield hold vs withstand hold vs withstand hold vs wrestling hold hold vs yield

Other words that start with: “H”, “HO”, “HOL”, “HOLD” or end with: “D”, “LD”, “OLD”, “HOLD”.

Other nouns that start with: “H”, “HO”, “HOL”, “HOLD” or end with: “D”, “LD”, “OLD”, “HOLD”.

Other verbs that start with: “H”, “HO”, “HOL”, “HOLD” or end with: “D”, “LD”, “OLD”, “HOLD”.

Words unscrambled from / built with letters: “HOLD”.

synonym	clasp clench clutch clutches grasp grip
hypernym	grasping prehension seizing taking hold
hyponym	choke hold chokehold embrace embracement embracing wrestling hold

synonym	grip handgrip handle
holo part	aspergill aspersorium baggage baseball bat bat briefcase brush carpet beater carrycot cart cheese cutter coffee cup coffeepot cricket bat cutlery eating utensil edge tool faucet French telephone frying pan frypan go-cart hand tool handbarrow handcart handlebar handset ladle luggage lumber mug pushcart racket racquet rug beater saucepan skillet spatula spigot teacup umbrella watering can watering pot
hypernym	appendage
hyponym	ax handle axe handle broom handle broomstick crop gunstock haft helve hilt hoe handle knob mop handle panhandle pommel pommel rake handle saddlebow stock stock
mero part	shank stem

synonym	cargo area cargo deck cargo hold storage area
holo part	ship
hypernym	enclosure

synonym	appreciation grasp
hypernym	apprehension discernment savvy understanding
hyponym	sense

synonym	delay postponement time lag wait
hypernym	break intermission interruption pause suspension
hyponym	extension moratorium retardation

synonym	deem take for view as
hypernym	consider reckon regard see view
similar	hold

hypernym	affirm assert aver avow swan swear verify
similar	deem hold take for view as

synonym	bind obligate oblige
hypernym	relate
hyponym	article indent indenture pledge tie down

antonym	let go of
hyponym	clinch cling to clutch cradle cradle grasp hold close hold on hold tight interlace interlock lock trap
is entailed by	brandish flourish wave

synonym	hold up support sustain
derivation	holder
other	holder
hyponym	block brace bracket buoy buoy up carry chock pole prop prop up scaffold shore shore up truss underpin

exemplifies	archaicism archaism
hypernym	fastness stronghold

synonym	bear carry
hyponym	acquit act balance bear behave carry comport conduct deport do piggyback poise sling stoop

synonym	confine constrain restrain
hypernym	disable disenable incapacitate
hyponym	bind enchain fetter fold ground impound pen up pinion pound pound pound up shackle shackle tie down tie up truss

synonym	bear entertain harbor harbour nurse
hypernym	experience feel

synonym	hold back keep back retain
derivation	holding
hypernym	hold on keep
hyponym	hold down

synonym	bear
derivation	holder
other	holder
hypernym	have have got hold

synonym	book reserve
entails	procure secure
hypernym	ask for bespeak call for quest request
hyponym	hold open keep keep open save
similar	reserve

synonym	keep maintain
also	hold back hold out hold out hold over hold up
hyponym	bear on carry on conserve continue distance hold over housekeep preserve preserve pressurise pressurize uphold

synonym	apply go for
hypernym	bear on come to concern have to do with pertain refer relate touch touch on
is caused by	apply employ use utilise utilize
similar	apply lend oneself

synonym	accommodate admit
hyponym	house seat sleep
similar	contain hold take

synonym	defy hold up withstand
hypernym	hold out resist stand firm withstand
hyponym	brave brave out endure weather

synonym	bear carry contain
hypernym	include
hyponym	confine enclose hold in retain
similar	contain hold take

synonym	contain take
hypernym	be
similar	accommodate admit bear carry contain hold hold