| Main Entry: | hold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | 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 |
| Main Entry: | hold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | 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 |
| Main Entry: | hold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | 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 |
Antonyms: |
cease, desert, halt, quit, stop |
| Main Entry: | hold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support |
Synonyms: |
bear, bolster, brace, buttress, carry, lock, prop, shore up, shoulder, stay, sustain, take, underpin, uphold |
| Main Entry: | hold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have a capacity for |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, be equipped for, carry, comprise, contain, include, seat, take |
| Main Entry: | hold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conduct meeting, function |
Synonyms: |
assemble, call, carry on, celebrate, convene, have, officiate, preside, run, solemnize |
Antonyms: |
cancel |
| Main Entry: | held |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | grasped |
Synonyms: |
adhered, believed, clutched, controlled, defended, detained, gripped, guarded, occupied, retained, taken |
Antonyms: |
freed, lost, released |
| Main Entry: | absorb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | occupy complete attention |
Synonyms: |
captivate, concern, consume, employ, engage, engross, fascinate, fill, hold, immerse, involve, monopolize, obsess, preoccupy, rivet |
Antonyms: |
distract |
| Main Entry: | absorbed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | being completely occupied mentally |
Synonyms: |
captivated, consumed, deep in thought, engaged, engrossed, fascinated, fixed, gone*, head over heels, held, immersed, intent, involved, lost, preoccupied, rapt, really into, up to here, wrapped up |
Antonyms: |
bored, disinterested, distracted, indifferent, uninterested |
| Main Entry: | accept |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe the goodness, realness of something |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, affirm, approbate, approve, buy*, countenance, fancy, favor, go for, hold, hold with, like, recognize, relish, swallow*, take as gospel truth, take stock in, trust |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
Antonyms: |
disagree, dispute, reject, renounce, repudiate |