Hold and Slide

Opposite meaning words

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

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Slide is an antonym for hold.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Slide verb - To move about in a sly or secret manner.

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Hold is an antonym for slide in move down topic.

Nearby Words: slid, sliding, slider

close	close hold	close slide
full	full hold	full slide
long	long hold	long slide
short	short hold	short slide
Other adjectives: complete, single, actual, entire, massive, large, big, huge, little, final, last, giant.

amount	hold amount	slide amount
ground	hold ground	slide ground
piece	hold piece	slide piece
line	hold line	slide line
Other words: hand, way, knife, gun.

Hitting the slide triggers at the end of said hold triggers with button controls takes some getting used to though.

Source: Video Game / Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Occasionally, the game throws out "hold" notes that must be held down until they vanish, and "slide" notes that must be dragged into from outside of the note.

Source: Video Game / Tone Sphere
Provided he could hold his breath for long enough, and the initial contact was at a sufficiently shallow angle, he could have used the dam as a slide.

Source: Soft Water

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