Hold and Put

Hold

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

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Put and hold are semantically related in adjust topic. In some cases you can use "Put" instead a verb "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Put verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.

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Hold and put are semantically related in adjust topic. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Put".

Nearby Words: putting, putted

power	hold power	put power
people	hold people	put people
hand	hold hand	put hand
time	hold time	put time
Other words: way, world, head, sword, gun, hands, times.

Tintin. In "The Crab with the Golden Claws", as a distraction to draw enemy fire, the Thompsons put their bowler hats on their canes and hold them above the rocks their hiding behind.

Source: Outfit Decoy
Shadow Rising has been put on hold in favor of another film project, Robotech: Love Live Alive, which was released on DVD with the special edition reissue of Shadow Chronicles in July 2013.

Source: Development Hell
The first was released in 1995, and work was put on hold after Shirow decided to work on other series, with no work being done on the series since then.

Source: Anime / Dominion Tank Police

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