Hold and Lure

Hold

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

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Lure and hold are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lure" instead the word "Hold" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Lure verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.

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Hold and lure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead the word "Lure" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: lured, luring

good	good hold	good lure
looking	looking hold	looking lure
single	single hold	single lure
empty	empty hold	empty lure
Other adjectives: powerful, psychological, giant.

attention	hold attention	lure attention
people	hold people	lure people

In its second half, you must trick it into attacking clams with its lure, which clamp down on it and hold it helpless so you can pummel it.

Source: Puzzle Boss
He doesn't go through with it, but he does lure her to a motel room and hold her on the bed while threatening her, which is supposed to be steamy but comes across as something else entirely.

Source: Unintentionally Unsympathetic
Robb follows in his footsteps with the mistake of assuming anyone entering into a treaty will naturally hold to it and not, say, get paid off by his enemies to lure him in.

Source: Good Cannot Comprehend Evil

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