Base and Hold

Base

Base noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

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Hold and base are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hold" instead the word "Base" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: basic, basal, based, baseline, baseball

Hold noun - The act or manner of holding.

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Base and hold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Base" instead the word "Hold" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

old	old base	old hold
good	good base	good hold
high	high base	high hold
full	full base	full hold
Other adjectives: complete, solid, original, single, small, loyal, strong, actual, entire, massive, large, big, huge, main, former, final, last, said, giant, industrial.

His base ability of Energy Absorption is set so high and is so versatile that not even Erik can hold him once he's absorbed the power of a nuclear reactor.

Source: Film / X-Men: First Class
X-Men: First Class: Sebastian Shaw's base ability of Energy Absorption is set so high and is so versatile that not even Erik can hold him once he's absorbed the power of a nuclear reactor.

Source: Film / X-Men Film Series
In Borderlands 2, Maya's phaselock cannot hold most bosses and some large enemies in place... instead it just does a tremendous amount of damage to them (equal to 2.5 times her base HP).

Source: Contractual Boss Immunity

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