Hold
Hold noun - The act or manner of holding.
Usage example: make sure you have a firm hold on the chain saw before you turn it on
Release
Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
Usage example: the losing player released his anger with a great yell of frustration
How words are described
| old | old hold | old release |
| full | full hold | full release |
| complete | complete hold | complete release |
| original | original hold | original release |
| Other adjectives: legitimate, proper, single, exclusive, actual, massive, main, final, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Also unlike 2, you only need to tap the button/key in order to take a human shield, whereas in the previous game you had to hold and release the button, and tapping the button would instead grab and throw the human shield.
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When wielding a bow in Skyrim, you hold the trigger down to nock an arrow and draw the bowstring, then release it to fire.
Source: Artistic License Gun Safety - However, after the disappointment of Princess Mononoke's theatrical release, Disney once again decided to rethink how to release Castle in the Sky, and put it on hold again.
Source: The Shelf of Movie Languishment
Cite this Source
Release and Hold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/release
Hold & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/release>.
Release or Hold. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/release.
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