Hold and Stretched out

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

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Stretched out is an antonym for hold.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

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

Cut to a shot of the creature inside the lid/hat stretched out to the sides to hold him/herself in place.

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

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

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

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