hold

Simple Past: held, Past Participle: held

Antonyms: cease, desert, halt, quit, stop

grasp, possession

Synonyms: authority, clasp, clench, clinch, clout, clutch, control, dominance, dominion, grip, influence, occupancy, occupation, ownership, pull, purchase, retention, sway, tenacity, tenure

Antonyms: dispossession, release

have in one’s hands, possession; grasp

Synonyms: 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

Antonyms: drop, let go, release

believe

Synonyms: 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

Antonyms: abandon, disbelieve, forsake

continue, endure

Synonyms: 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

support

Synonyms: bear, bolster, brace, buttress, carry, lock, prop, shore up, shoulder, stay, sustain, take, underpin, uphold

have a capacity for

Synonyms: accommodate, be equipped for, carry, comprise, contain, include, seat, take

conduct meeting, function

Synonyms: assemble, call, carry on, celebrate, convene, have, officiate, preside, run, solemnize

Antonyms: cancel

hold my hand!

she held my hand and led me step by step

hold the pen between your fingers!

hold me tight!

She was holding a book.

She was holding the baby in her arms.

He held it with his teeth.

Hold the taxi until I come.

They hold hostages.

They held me prisoner.

They held the bus waiting.

We tried to hold the thief until the police arrived.

The police are holding two men.

to hold one's head up

The rod is held in its place by four screws.

hold still!

Pillars holding the roof.

can that branch hold your weight?

hold your tongue!

The soldiers held their positions.

We will hold this bunker at all costs.

Despite repeated enemy attacks, the town held.

He held the audience's attention for two hours.

how much longer will this cloudy weather hold?

Don't change your course, hold to one course only.

The wind held from the North.

The plane held over London.

They held the news until the last possible instant.

I will hold my promise.

I am holding you to your word !

The offer I made you yesterday still holds.

to hold shares in a company

He holds an important position.

He held the presidency for four years.

He holds the world record.

They held two meetings.

The elections were held last year.

to hold classes in the morning

to hold court

This bottle holds half a liter.

This car holds six people.

will this box hold all the dishes?

No one knows what the future holds.

He holds the view that most politicians are corrupt.

I will always hold that memory dear.

They hold extremist idealogies.

We hold these truths to be self-evident.

You are held legally responsible.

to hold a mortgage

catch hold of

get hold of

hold back

hold forth

hold good

hold in

hold it!

hold off

hold on

hold one's own

hold out

hold out for

hold over

hold something against somebody

hold together

hold to something

hold up

hold with

lay (or take) hold of

no holds barred

on hold

on hold