Hold and Note

Hold

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

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

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Note verb - To make a statement of one's opinion.

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Hold and note are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Note".

Nearby Words: noted, notation, noting, Noteholder

good	good hold	good note
high	high hold	high note
long	long hold	long note
short	short hold	short note
Other adjectives: original, many, single, simple, small, little, interesting, mental, final, additional, last.

attention	hold attention	note attention
distinction	hold distinction	note distinction
amount	hold amount	note amount
number	hold number	note number
Other words: piece, line, time, way, title, times, objects.

In "Anything You Can Do" from Annie Get Your Gun, Annie sings, "Any note you can hold, I can hold longer," and then proves that, yes, she can.

Source: Incredibly Long Note
A similar effect is used in "The Gunner's Dream" from The Final Cut, merging the end of the "hold on to the dream" line and the first note of the sax solo.

Source: Incredibly Long Note
But between these two pleasant interludes, the piano fades, leaving the violin and bass viola to hold one last note.

Source: Last Note Nightmare

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