Hold and Strand

Hold

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

Strand is an antonym for hold.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Strand

Strand verb - To cause to remain behind.
Usage example: he just drove off, stranding her in some dinky town with just a few bucks and the clothes she was wearing

Hold is an antonym for strand.

Nearby Words: stranded, stranding

How words are described

long long hold long strand
complete complete hold complete strand
infinite infinite hold infinite strand
legitimate legitimate hold legitimate strand
Other adjectives: single, small, large, big, main, final, last, giant.

Both words in one sentence

  • Lets Play / Yogscast After 45 episodes and streams of Moon Quest, Simon is successfully launched to the moon... only for him to crash-land, lose everything, strand himself on the moon, and force them to finally cheat because he was too busy reading aloud "Hold Space to Slow Down" instead of holding Space down!
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