Hold and Spell

Opposite meaning words

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

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Spell is an antonym for hold.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Spell verb - To cast a spell on.

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Hold is an antonym for spell in relief topic.

Nearby Words: spelled, speller, spelling

old	old hold	old spell
good	good hold	good spell
best	best hold	best spell
long	long hold	long spell
Other adjectives: complex, original, true, dead, single, reverse, simple, strong, powerful, actual, massive, big, final, last, magical.

people	hold people	spell people
amount	hold amount	spell amount
number	hold number	spell number
time	hold time	spell time
Other words: way, door, weapon, ball.

Vala can get even bigger (enough to hold the Player Character in her hand) in one of her sex scenes if the ghost Shouldra is with you, due to her spell misfiring. Again.

Source: Gentle Giant
In NetHack and its variants, however, the player only needs to hold onto the spellbooks long enough to memorize the spell.

Source: Spell Book
The Tantabus arrives and begins wreaking havoc, with Luna unable to fight it because so much of her concentration and power is required just to hold her spell.

Source: Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S5 E13 "Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?"

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