Hold and Rid of

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Hold

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

Rid of

Rid of verb - Do away with.
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Hold is an antonym for rid of in dispose of topic.
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  • Film / Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky Strong as They Need to Be: Ricky can get rid of chains and handcuffs, hold a Descending Ceiling, tear a hole in the prison wall... yet a prison cell is able to hold him.
    Source: Film / Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
  • Stupid Sacrifice Three space pirates hold the Enterprise hostage; Trip sacrifices himself to get rid of the pirates.
    Source: Stupid Sacrifice
  • Film / Triad Election Even if they can get rid of the tens of thousands of members in the current societies, penitentiaries can't hold all of them; likewise, if one triad goes away, another will spring right up.
    Source: Film / Triad Election
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