Hold and Root

Hold

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

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Root and hold are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Root" instead a verb "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Root verb - To set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter.

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Hold and root are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Root".

Nearby Words: rooted, rootless, rooter, rooting, rootlet

wing	wing hold	wing root
full	full hold	full root
complete	complete hold	complete root
solid	solid hold	solid root
Other adjectives: many, true, single, small, actual, large, last, giant.

way	hold way	root way
nothing	hold nothing	root nothing

They don't actually make it to China, as the alternate "Tiny-Handed Strong Bad" puts the contest on hold when he unearths a giant mug of root beer.

Source: Digging to China
Root points out that they can't hold her, "not against your will, anyway." Shaw shows Root the unlocked handcuff.

Source: Slipped the Ropes
As a more practical measure they seize hold of the root of the war effort: the Acropolis, which contains Athens' treasury.

Source: Theatre / Lysistrata

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