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hold: a cell in a jail or prison; a stronghold; power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; "he has a hold over them"; keep from exhaling or expelling; "hold your breath"; remain committed to; "I hold to these ideas"; assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good"; hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound"; aim, point, or direct; "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames"; have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him"; 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?"; cover as for protection against noise or smell; "She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate"; "hold one's nose"; support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"; organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"; take and maintain control over, often by violent means; "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week"; keep from departing; "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse"; stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting"; remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching"; contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"; have as a major characteristic; "The novel holds many surprises"; "The book holds in store much valuable advise"

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disenfranchise collapse: deprive of voting rights

hold true collapse

freeze to collapse

clench collapse: squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw"; hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"

have in hand collapse

hold down collapse: restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"; keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs"

cling to collapse: hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared"

adhere to collapse

lock in collapse: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"; close with or as if with a tight seal; "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!"

straiten collapse: squeeze together

hold water collapse

hold good collapse

cool off collapse: feel less enamoured of something or somebody

grow together collapse

hold fast collapse

stay put collapse

adhere collapse: follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "They adhered to their plan"; stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"; be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"; be compatible or in accordance with; "You must adhere to the rules"

cling collapse: fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit; hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"; come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"; to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings to the idea that she might still love him."

withhold collapse: hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"; retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"

be above collapse

hold cheap collapse

enthrall collapse

not touch collapse

abstain collapse: choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"; refrain from voting

adjourn collapse: close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"; break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

dominate collapse: have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"; be in control; "Her husband completely dominates her"; look down on; "The villa dominates the town"