Hold
Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.
Pass up
Pass up verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.
Both terms in one sentence
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Ray Harryhausen himself has expressed that the idea of cowboys lassoing a prehistoric monster several magnitudes larger, stronger and heavier than what those ropes should be able to hold is more than a little silly, but also provided visuals that were simply too entertaining to pass up.
Source: Film / The Valley of Gwangi -
Del Rey is strong enough that the mere setup for the royal butterfly is a potential submission hold to a lot of her opponents, and she's content to keep it wrenched in until they pass up and then toss them, even when just doing it quickly would have won the match anyway.
Source: Wrestling / Sara Del Rey
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