Hold and Snatch

Hold

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

Usage example: this casserole dish is too hot to hold, so grab a potholder

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Snatch and hold are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Snatch" instead the word "Hold" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Snatch verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.

Usage example: the brazen seagull snatched the french fry right from my hand

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Hold and snatch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead the word "Snatch" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: snatching, snatched

attention	hold attention	snatch attention
power	hold power	snatch power
baby	hold baby	snatch baby
people	hold people	snatch people
Other words: body, piece, hand, head, key, weapon, ball, knife, items, button, sword, gun, weapons.

Since his costume is likely built with a harness that means it isn't reliant on his physical strength to hold on and allows him to snatch mooks and pull them to the ceiling.

Source: Grappling-Hook Pistol
Idiot Ball: The High Mages hold this for most of the series, only relinquishing it when the Endarkened literally walk up to the City Walls and snatch away the Archmage and their stooge.

Source: Literature / The Obsidian Trilogy
In Snatch., Vinnie brings a giant semi-auto shotgun to hold up a bookie.

Source: BFG

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