Hold and Sum

Hold

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

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Sum and hold are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sum" instead a verb "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Sum verb - To combine (numbers) into a single sum.

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Hold and sum are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Sum".

good	good hold	good sum
complete	complete hold	complete sum
original	original hold	original sum
infinite	infinite hold	infinite sum
Other adjectives: small, entire, massive, large, huge, famous, said, bigger.

The original story was that when Obadiah was eight, he and his father (a drunk who could never hold a steady career) stayed at a hotel, where his father won a large sum of money gambling.

Source: Comicbook / Iron Man
She tries to sum up the courage to kiss him, but her insecurities hold her back.

Source: Last Kiss
In "Zero Sum", Davies' men overrun the Task Force's plane, threatening to haul Jackson away as a human lab rat and hold the others hostage to his cooperation.

Source: Series / Zoo

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