Hold and Says

Hold

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

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

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Says

Definitions of Hold not found.

Hold and says are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Says".

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Sherlock Holmes Near the end, Watson has Dredger in a choke-hold and says "Relax... I'm a doctor" before Dredger finally loses consciousness.
  • Video Game / Tropico It basically says that all political leaders are there to either line their own pockets or just to hold power.
  • Discworld / Moving Pictures Hold Your Hippogriffs: The Odium's troll doorkeeper, being of a race that eats rocks, says "coming the raw trilobite" instead of "coming the raw prawn".
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