Break and Hold

Break

Break verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

Usage example: the final vote broke the deadlock

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

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Hold noun - Time during which some action is awaited.

Usage example: he ordered a hold in the action

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

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

emotional	emotional break	emotional hold
good	good break	good hold
full	full break	full hold
best	best break	best hold
Other adjectives: long, short, complete, true, single, brutal, small, actual, entire, massive, big, huge, little, main, famous, mental, psychological, final, last, biggest.

power	break power	hold power
people	break people	hold people
line	break line	hold line
hand	break hand	hold hand
Other words: time, way, record, world, door, weapon, arms, sword, times.

Sharra in an attempt to break Hades's hold on her; it instead starts destroying the mweb.

Source: Literature / Ravirn
In Champions Online, this is how you break out of hold and immobilize effects: hit Z until the hold or your keyboard breaks, whichever comes first.

Source: Smashing Survival
Thus, he requires great spiritual strength to be able to break the monster's hold on him and break free of the HeelFace Revolving Door he had been stuck in.

Source: Tarot Motifs

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