Hold and Reversing

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Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.

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Reversing is an antonym for hold.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

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Hold is an antonym for reversing in topics: cancel, turn upside down or backwards.

Since he's not actually sure if she succeeded in reversing the polarity, or if that would even do anything to the device, he suggests they both hold it and activate it, and let karma take its course.

Source: Reverse Polarity

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Reversing and Hold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/reversing

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