Act and Hold

Act

Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.

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Hold and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

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

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Act and hold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a verb "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

old	old act	old hold
good	good act	good hold
best	best act	best hold
original	original act	original hold
Other adjectives: single, brutal, simple, small, actual, entire, massive, big, little, main, illegal, famous, final, last, said, biggest.

power	act power	hold power
people	act people	hold people
kind	act kind	hold kind
place	act place	hold place
Other words: number, line, time, way, nothing, feelings, times.

Cue The Hobbit, where he not only proves he can act but he can hold his own against actors like Ian McKellen and Lee Pace.

Source: Sugar Wiki / He Really Can Act
The Siege: Similar to the later Night of the Living Dead, the movie's final act sees all of the principal characters hold up in Walgate's country house fighting off the (now visible) monsters.

Source: Film / Fiend Without a Face
A prequel, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend also features a hold the line action in its last act, with a Fantasy Counterpart Culture version of the Spartans holding the line at Thermopylae.

Source: Hold the Line

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