Hold and Suspect

Hold

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

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Synonyms for Hold

Antonyms for Hold

Suspect and hold are semantically related in believe topic. In some cases you can use "Suspect" instead a verb "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Suspect

Suspect verb - To form an opinion from little or no evidence.

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Hold and suspect are semantically related in believe topic. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Suspect", if it concerns topics such as distrust.

Nearby Words: suspected, suspecting

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How words are described

old	old hold	old suspect
good	good hold	good suspect
best	best hold	best suspect
better	better hold	better suspect
Other adjectives: original, many, true, single, strong, actual, little, main, famous, former, final, last, biggest.

Common collocations

people	hold people	suspect people
place	hold place	suspect place
hand	hold hand	suspect hand
time	hold time	suspect time
Other words: way, nothing.

Both words in one sentence

When the suspect tells them that the grenades in the cache are fakes, Danno makes him hold one and takes the pin out, which immediately makes the suspect start talking.

Source: Series / Hawaii Five-0
In the 1983 DOS game Sleuth, you have to hold one of these to accuse your suspect.

Source: Summation Gathering
This however causes the AI to frequently hold fire even when using non-lethal weapons against a suspect that's actively mowing down the entry team with their bottomless magazines.

Source: Video Game / SWAT 4

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