Hold
Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.
Kill
Kill verb - To deprive of life.
How words are described
| good | good hold | good kill |
| high | high hold | high kill |
| best | best hold | best kill |
| long | long hold | long kill |
| Other adjectives: original, many, true, single, brutal, powerful, actual, big, final, additional, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Displayed by a demon-possessed Bobby in "Sympathy for the Devil" when he breaks the demon's hold just before it can kill Dean, and instead, stabs himself with Ruby's "kill-all" knife.
Source: Heroic Willpower - Happens in some levels of Soul Calibur Legends, where your allies hold the line to give you time to kill a dragon, liberate a castle, or just get to their position to help.
Source: Hold the Line - Some of them help to hold down Pressure Plates, some of them throw you while being in a bubble, some of them kill other enemies or crush walls.
Source: Helpful Mook
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