Dodge and Holds

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Dodge verb - To move suddenly aside or to and fro.

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Holds is an antonym for dodge.

Nearby Words: dodged, dodger, dodging

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Dodge is an antonym for holds in support topic.

Gar in Arcanum is one of several 'pure melee/dodge' followers who excels in melee combat... but he's the only one who holds and expresses very strong opinions regarding tea.

Source: Cultured Badass
He holds his own against a Fixed Idea, a creature that can smash bricks with it's bare hands, simply because he's an experienced enough fighter to dodge it's telegraphed moves.

Source: Weak, but Skilled
A similar joke pops up in both the anime and Visual Novel versions of Kanon: In an effort to avoid his regular collisions with Ayu and this trope, Yuuichi tells her to dodge toward the hand she holds her chopsticks in.

Source: Your Other Left

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