Hold
Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.
Record
Record verb - To make a written note of.
How words are described
| old | old hold | old record |
| good | good hold | good record |
| high | high hold | high record |
| full | full hold | full record |
| Other adjectives: best, long, better, complete, solid, original, single, poor, strong, actual, entire, massive, large, final, last, favorite, losing. | ||
Common collocations
| meeting | hold meeting | record meeting |
| conversation | hold conversation | record conversation |
| conversations | hold conversations | record conversations |
Both words in one sentence
- You're probably never going to hold the world record for the 10,000m, but the world record for doing the 10,000m on all fours while dressed as a postbox?
- Doom was already in Hell when Reed resorted to this — with Doom's record, he didn't trust the devil to hold him.
Source: Sealed Evil in a Duel - For the record, hand blows are not used when playing because most of them are not only too dangerous, but too difficult to hold back.
Source: Extremity Extremist
Cite this Source
Record and Hold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/record
Hold & Record. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/record>.
Record or Hold. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/record.
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