Hold
How words are described
| old | old hold | old squeeze |
| good | good hold | good squeeze |
| short | short hold | short squeeze |
| firm | firm hold | firm squeeze |
| Other adjectives: tight, single, simple, little, main, former, final. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- If you squeeze it instead, Agent 47 will hold his breath and the shot hits dead on.
Source: Sniper Scope Sway -
In Mortal Kombat X, Kotal Khan's fatality has him cut a hole in his victim's chest, rip out their heart, hold it up high and pop it with a squeeze so that he can drink their blood.
Source: And Show It to You - A group of about 40 officers have their bodies taken control of, and are forced to all squeeze into a box on the back of a truck made to hold one (very large) man.
Source: Primal Fear
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