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hold close |
hold dear |
hold down |
hold everything |
hold fast |
hold firm
| hold forth
| hold good
| hold in
| hold in contempt
| hold off
hold firm
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb hold firm has 1 sense
- hold firm(v = verb.communication) stand fast, stand firm, stand pat - refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief; Array is one way to insist, take a firm stand
Sample sentences:
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ROGET THESAURUS
hold firm
Resistance
VB resist, not submit, repugn, reluct, reluctate, withstand, stand up against, strive against, bear up under, bear up against, be proof against, make head against, stand, stand firm, stand one's ground, stand the brunt of, stand out, hold one's grounds, hold one's own, hold out, hold firm, breast the wave, breast the current, stem the tide, stem the torrent, face, confront, grapple with, show a bold front, present a front, make a stand, take one's stand, kick, kick against, recalcitrate, kick against the pricks, oppose, fly in the face of, lift the hand against, rise up in arms, strike, turn out, draw up a round robin, revolt, make a riot, prendre le mors aux dents, take the bit between the teeth, sell one's life dearly, die hard, keep at bay, repel, repulse.
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