Hold and Stick

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Hold verb - To keep in one's mind or heart.

Usage example: still held her close to his heart, though they had long parted

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Stick is a synonym for hold in grasp topic. In some cases you can use "Stick" instead a verb "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Stick verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.

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Hold is a synonym for stick in activity topic. You can use "Hold" instead a verb "Stick", if it concerns topics such as state, fasten, adhere, be upheld.

Nearby Words: sticker, sticky, sticking, stickily

old	old hold	old stick
good	good hold	good stick
full	full hold	full stick
long	long hold	long stick
Other adjectives: short, original, single, simple, small, powerful, actual, massive, large, big, huge, little, main, famous, last, said, giant, magical, bigger, biggest.

people	hold people	stick people
hand	hold hand	stick hand
time	hold time	stick time
way	hold way	stick way
Other words: head, weapon, knife, arms, sword, gun, hands.

In most shooters on PS3 and Xbox 360, you'd hold the left trigger to enter aim mode, use the right stick to aim, and the right trigger to fire.

Source: So Bad Its Good / Video Games
In Deadly Premonition, you hold the right trigger to enter aim mode, use the right stick to aim, and the A button to fire.

Source: So Bad Its Good / Video Games
Here, it's a simple matter of telling the unit to cast, making sure the spell gets cast, then issuing a stop/hold position/attack order so it gets back to fighting instead of waving a magic stick.

Source: Lag Cancel

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