Hold and Send

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Hold

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

Send

Send verb - To cause to go or be taken from one place to another.
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Hold is an antonym for send in transmit topic.
Nearby Words: sent, sending, sender
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Common collocations

party hold party send party
power hold power send power
people hold people send people
note hold note send note
Other words: time, way, ball, items, objects.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines The obvious solution is to send a girl from Asylum to the blood bank, but if you hold off on the quest you can instead send the annoying Masquerade-breaking ghoul Patti, killing two birds with one stone.
    Source: Video Game / Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines
  • Time Squad: In one episode before Tuddrussel and Larry have a heated argument they briefly hold it so they can send Otto to go outside and play.
    Source: Not in Front of the Kid
  • Film / Bad Boys Some carjackers send a hot girl to distract Mike and Marcus, after which they use their distraction to approach Mike's car and hold them at gunpoint.
    Source: Film / Bad Boys
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