Hold and Stretch out

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

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Stretch out is an antonym for hold.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Stretch out verb - To arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area.

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Hold is an antonym for stretch out in topics: offer, kill, spread out.

The title screen to Super Mario 64 lets you stretch out various aspects of Mario's face and hold them in place for hilarious results.

Source: Rubber Face

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Stretch out and Hold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/stretch_out

Hold & Stretch out. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/stretch_out>.

Stretch out or Hold. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/stretch_out.

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