Hold and Ought

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Hold

Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.
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Ought is an antonym for hold.
Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Ought

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Hold is an antonym for ought in endure topic.
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  • The incident was based on a rumor wherein a host of a children's show said "That ought to hold the little bastards for another week" without realizing that the camera was still rolling.
    Source: Nice Character, Mean Actor
  • You Can't Thwart Stage One But of course, the entire point is heroism and general Large Ham behavior, so you really ought to hold out for the supervillain.
    Source: You Can't Thwart Stage One
  • Then comes the Baby Saga... where all he really does is hold off Baby Vegeta, even after gaining the powers of the good Majin Buu, which ought to make him on par with Super Buu and thus stronger than any non-fused character.
    Source: Can't Catch Up
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