Function and Hold

Function

Function verb - To have a certain purpose.

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Hold and function are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Function".

Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.

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Function and hold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Function" instead a verb "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

old	old function	old hold
full	full function	full hold
complex	complex function	complex hold
original	original function	original hold
Other adjectives: true, proper, single, simple, actual, entire, little, main, mental, additional.

fire	function fire	hold fire
power	function power	hold power
amount	function amount	hold amount
way	function way	hold way
Other words: weapon, underwater.

A common function of Beat'em Ups like Final Fight & Streets of Rage is the ability to put an enemy in a hold and then pound them a few times, throw them, or pound then throw them.

Source: Grapple Move
Chainsaw Good: In Cutter Mode, the Robobot Armor can hold its blades out to function as this, instead of just throwing them.

Source: Video Game / Kirby: Planet Robobot
Curiously, this trope does not usually hold for products whose main function is birth control, though it does apply for non-contraceptive parasexual products like Viagra or sexual lubricant.

Source: Sex for Product

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