Drop and Hold

Drop

Drop verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.

Hold is an antonym for drop in topics: abandon, fall.

Nearby Words: dropped, dropping, droplet, dropout, dropper

Hold

Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.
Usage example: this casserole dish is too hot to hold, so grab a potholder

Drop is an antonym for hold in topics: believe, support, function, continue, grasp.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

How words are described

good good drop good hold
full full drop full hold
long long drop long hold
better better drop better hold
Other adjectives: short, original, single, reverse, small, strong, actual, entire, massive, large, big, huge, final, deadly, last, giant, diving.

Common collocations

amount drop amount hold amount
line drop line hold line
title drop title hold title
weight drop weight hold weight
Other words: ball, knife, items, sword, gun, ammo, times, objects, weapons.

Both words in one sentence

  • The Joys of Torturing Mooks Using TK to drop/hold them between slowly docking platforms and walls would squish out the organs in a fountain.
  • Video Game / Fallout 3 Alternately you can shoot the arm being used to hold the weapon, and the enemy will drop it.
  • Most weapon-wielding enemies can be forced to drop their weapons when hit with certain attacks (such as throws), but a few will hold onto them no matter how hard you hit them.
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