Hold and Run

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Hold

Hold noun - The act or manner of holding.

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Run is a synonym for hold in conduct topic. In some cases you can use "Run" instead the word "Hold" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like function.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Run

Run noun - The right to act or move freely.

Usage example: gave the dogs the run of the place

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Hold is a synonym for run. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead the word "Run" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Word: running

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How words are described

old	old hold	old run
good	good hold	good run
full	full hold	full run
long	long hold	long run
Other adjectives: better, typical, short, original, many, true, dead, single, small, actual, entire, big, little, main, famous, final, last.

Common collocations

people	hold people	run people
place	hold place	run place
way	hold way	run way
world	hold world	run world
Other words: head, hands, times.

Both words in one sentence

Somewhat subverted in that the Normandy will arrive the moment you run out of ammunition instead of having to hold out for a set time.

Source: Hold the Line
Similarly, Cleveland in The Cleveland Show is very overweight but can still run around as if his weight doesn't hold back while under pressure.

Source: Acrofatic
Blade notes that he's run into the guy so many times by that point that he's getting bored with hacking him up all the time, and tries burning him to a crisp instead—which still doesn't hold.

Source: Film / Blade

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Run and Hold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/run

Hold & Run. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/run>.

Run or Hold. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/run.

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