Hold and Letting

Hold

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

Letting is an antonym for hold.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Letting

Letting noun - Property that is leased or rented out or let.

Hold is an antonym for letting in topics: property, allow.

Nearby Word: let

Both words in one sentence

  • Putting my own issues on hold and letting them get worse and worse because I have to go save someone else. Again.
  • Cue the Sun In Fruits Basket, while Rin is letting Tohru hold her during her sickness, the sun rises.
    Source: Cue the Sun
  • Lisa tricks the Charles' babysitter into letting her into the house by pretending to hold a phone conversation with Sharon.
    Source: Phoney Call
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