Expel and Hold

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Expel

Expel verb - To drive or force out.
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Antonyms for Expel
Hold is an antonym for expel in banish topic.
Nearby Words: expelled, expelling

Hold

Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.
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Synonyms for Hold
Antonyms for Hold
Expel is an antonym for hold.
Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback
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Common collocations

fire expel fire hold fire
line expel line hold line
way expel way hold way
water expel water hold water
Other words: breath.

Both words in one sentence

  • Super Not-Drowning Skills One of Meriem's explicit powers in Cavewoman is an enhanced capacity to hold her breath... and capacity to expel water from her lungs even if unconscious.
    Source: Super Not-Drowning Skills
  • Video Game / Mister Mosquito Overdrawn at the Blood Bank: In the second game, getting attacked can cause your mosquito to expel far more blood than it could possibly ever hold.
    Source: Video Game / Mister Mosquito
  • Film / Mr. Smith Goes to Washington The Plan: With the Senate moving to expel him, Jeff Smith will hold the floor and sway popular opinion against Taylor and Taylor's machine.
    Source: Film / Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
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