Hold and Setting off

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

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Setting off is an antonym for hold.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

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Hold is an antonym for setting off in topics: atone for, discharge a projectile, detonate or throw a weapon, detonate weapon.

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Setting off and Hold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/setting_off

Hold & Setting off. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/setting_off>.

Setting off or Hold. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/setting_off.

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