Breakout and Holding

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Breakout

Breakout noun - The act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement.
Usage example: the captives had been planning to stage a breakout at the next change in shift for the guards
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Holding is an antonym for breakout.
Nearby Words: break, breakdown, breaking, breaker

Holding

Holding noun - A decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard.
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Breakout is an antonym for holding.
Nearby Words: hold, holder, holdout, holdback
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  • Film / Lucy Major Injury Underreaction: During her breakout from the Triad holding cell, Lucy was shot.
    Source: Film / Lucy
  • Video Game / PAYDAY 2 On Hoxton Breakout, if a player disconnects (as in, their internet connection crapped out, not that they voluntarily left) while holding the Parking Ticket, the item can glitch.
    Source: Video Game / PAYDAY 2
  • In the pilot episode of Breakout Kings the US Marshals corner the escaped convict only to find out that he is wired a little girl to a bomb and is holding the detonator.
    Source: Put Down Your Gun and Step Away
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