Hold and Refer

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Hold

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

Refer

Refer verb - To have a relation or connection.
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Hold is an antonym for refer in direct topic.
Nearby Words: reference, referred, referring, referral, referable
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Common collocations

attention hold attention refer attention
people hold people refer people
contest hold contest refer contest
place hold place refer place
Other words: line, time, way, title, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Toilet Humour aka: Toilet Humor The Maasai people of Tanzania, a nomadic tribe known for wearing toga-like wraps instead of Western apparel, refer to Westerners as iloredaa enjekat, or "those who hold their farts in with trousers".
    Source: Toilet Humour aka: Toilet Humor
  • Webcomic / Blindsprings While they hold respect for the Llyn royal family (which they refer to as old blood), the Lamia-like spirits charge Tammy with the mission finding and training a proper Torstenn priestess.
    Source: Webcomic / Blindsprings
  • Comic Book / De cape et de crocs Hold Your Hippogriffs: The Selenites refer to someone being not quite right in the head as being terratic (where we would use lunatic).
    Source: Comic Book / De cape et de crocs
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