Hold and Saying

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

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Saying and hold are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Saying" with "Hold", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Saying noun - An often stated observation regarding something from common experience.

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Hold and saying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Saying".

Nearby Word: say

emotional	emotional hold	emotional saying
old	old hold	old saying
best	best hold	best saying
short	short hold	short saying
Other adjectives: original, true, proper, simple, powerful, actual, big, famous, last, giant, favorite, biggest.

Van Gogh held his hand over an open flame, saying he would hold it there until he could change her mind.

Source: Creator / Vincent van Gogh
Hold Your Hippogriffs: Discussed by Spike, as he asks what the point of saying "anypony" instead of "anybody" is.

Source: Web Animation / PONY.MOV
He's actually blown up so much that him saying "I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A PLOT DEVICE" has become a meme, and exploited for the fans to hold up their campaign.

Source: Ensemble Darkhorse / Western Animation

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