hold

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noun

1 act/way of holding sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ firm, tight

▪

He still had me in a tight hold.

VERB + HOLD

▪ catch, get, grab, grasp, seize, take

▪

Take hold of the handle and give it a hard pull.

▪ have, keep

▪

He kept a firm hold on my hand.

▪ lose

▪

He lost his hold on the rock and was swept away by the tide.

▪ tighten

▪ loosen, relax, release

▪

She finally released her hold on me.

PREPOSITION

▪ hold on

▪

He tightened his hold on her.

2 influence/control over sb

ADJECTIVE

▪ firm, powerful, secure, strong, tight

▪

He still has a firm hold on the party.

▪ fragile, precarious, tenuous, weak

▪

Her hold on power was now quite tenuous.

VERB + HOLD

▪ have

▪ maintain

▪ lose

▪

The allies lost their hold on the south of the country.

▪ consolidate, increase, strengthen, tighten

▪

Enemy forces have consolidated their hold on the northern province.

▪ break, loosen, weaken

▪

an attempt to break the hold of the Church

PREPOSITION

▪ hold on

▪

This had weakened his hold on power.

▪ hold over

▪

He no longer had any hold over her.

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verb

1 in your hands/arms

ADVERB

▪ firmly, securely, tightly

▪ carefully

▪ gently, loosely

2 opinion, etc.

ADVERB

▪ commonly, widely

▪

This view is not widely held.

▪ deeply, firmly, strongly

▪

deeply held religious beliefs

▪ privately, publicly

▪

privately held views

Hold is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑analogy, ↑archive, ↑auditorium, ↑bag, ↑boat, ↑bowl, ↑box, ↑bucket, ↑ceasefire, ↑clip, ↑closet, ↑computer, ↑container, ↑court, ↑disk, ↑eye, ↑future, ↑gaze, ↑hand, ↑judge, ↑library, ↑luck, ↑maxim, ↑pail, ↑rack, ↑shelf, ↑store, ↑theory, ↑tradition, ↑truce, ↑vase, ↑weather, ↑wisdom

Hold is used with these nouns as the object: ↑account, ↑animosity, ↑appeal, ↑appointment, ↑arm, ↑assembly, ↑asset, ↑association, ↑attention, ↑attraction, ↑auction, ↑audition, ↑axe, ↑baby, ↑bag, ↑ball, ↑ballot, ↑banner, ↑banquet, ↑bat, ↑baton, ↑belief, ↑bouquet, ↑bow, ↑breath, ↑briefcase, ↑briefing, ↑bundle, ↑card, ↑cash, ↑castle, ↑celebration, ↑ceremony, ↑certificate, ↑chair, ↑championship, ↑charm, ↑citizenship, ↑class, ↑clinic, ↑clue, ↑collection, ↑competition, ↑composure, ↑concert, ↑conference, ↑congress, ↑consultation, ↑contest, ↑convention, ↑conversation, ↑conviction, ↑copyright, ↑court martial, ↑dance, ↑data, ↑debate, ↑degree, ↑demonstration, ↑dialogue, ↑dinner, ↑diploma, ↑discussion, ↑dividend, ↑doctorate, ↑driving licence, ↑edge, ↑election, ↑enquiry, ↑evening, ↑event, ↑exhibition, ↑expectation, ↑expression, ↑fair, ↑fascination, ↑feast, ↑festival, ↑file, ↑final, ↑fire, ↑fort, ↑fortress, ↑forum, ↑franchise, ↑function, ↑gala, ↑game, ↑gathering, ↑gaze, ↑grenade, ↑grudge, ↑gun, ↑hand, ↑handbag, ↑head, ↑hearing, ↑hope, ↑hostage, ↑idea, ↑initiative, ↑inquest, ↑interview, ↑key, ↑knife, ↑land, ↑lantern, ↑lead, ↑lease, ↑lecture, ↑licence, ↑line, ↑liquor, ↑lottery, ↑luncheon, ↑majority, ↑malice, ↑march, ↑market, ↑meet, ↑meeting, ↑membership, ↑memorial, ↑memory, ↑misconception, ↑moisture, ↑monopoly, ↑mortgage, ↑mystery, ↑news conference, ↑note, ↑office, ↑opinion, ↑parade, ↑party, ↑passport, ↑patent, ↑permit, ↑phone, ↑place, ↑position, ↑post, ↑post-mortem, ↑potential, ↑power, ↑prejudice, ↑presidency, ↑press conference, ↑prisoner, ↑promise, ↑property, ↑purse, ↑qualification, ↑quiz, ↑race, ↑raffle, ↑rally, ↑rank, ↑rate, ↑receiver, ↑reception, ↑record, ↑referendum, ↑rehearsal, ↑rein, ↑resentment, ↑retreat, ↑reunion, ↑review, ↑right, ↑ritual, ↑rope, ↑round, ↑sale, ↑seat, ↑secret, ↑security, ↑seminar, ↑service, ↑session, ↑shape, ↑share, ↑shield, ↑shotgun, ↑show, ↑spear, ↑spoon, ↑stereotype, ↑stick, ↑stock, ↑stomach, ↑stretch, ↑suitcase, ↑summit, ↑surgery, ↑suspect, ↑sword, ↑talk, ↑tenancy, ↑territory, ↑theory, ↑ticket, ↑title, ↑tongue, ↑torch, ↑tournament, ↑trial, ↑trophy, ↑tune, ↑umbrella, ↑value, ↑view, ↑viewpoint, ↑vigil, ↑vote, ↑weight, ↑wheel, ↑whip, ↑workshop