Hold and Shoot

Opposite meaning words

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

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Shoot is an antonym for hold.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Shoot verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

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Hold is an antonym for shoot in discharge a projectile topic.

Nearby Words: shooting, shooter, shooed

old	old hold	old shoot
good	good hold	good shoot
full	full hold	full shoot
long	long hold	long shoot
Other adjectives: typical, short, complete, legitimate, single, poor, small, actual, entire, large, big, huge, famous, final, last, said.

fire	hold fire	shoot fire
people	hold people	shoot people
time	hold time	shoot time
way	hold way	shoot way
Other words: hostage, weapon, ball, water, gun, times, weapons.

However, he has cannot cook (he tries, and pretty much fails, to make a sandwich), is too physically weak to hold or shoot anything heavier than a fairy handgun, and even when he has Butler start teaching him martial arts, he has no skill with it.

Source: Sacrificed Basic Skill for Awesome Training
In the Boojumverse story "Boojum", Space Pirate Black Alice uses a Ray Gun to shoot out the lock of sealed cargo hold.

Source: Shoot Out the Lock
The quivering official, terrified of the groom, invited anyone who objected to either "hold up a hand — or hoof — or forever hold your, uh, cud." A few of the attendees held up their hands, briefly, until Bully threatened to shoot them.

Source: Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace

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