Hold and Swing

Hold

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

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

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Swing verb - To change one's course or direction.

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Hold and swing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Swing".

Nearby Words: swinging, swinger, swingle

old	old hold	old swing
good	good hold	good swing
high	high hold	high swing
full	full hold	full swing
Other adjectives: long, better, short, solid, original, single, simple, powerful, massive, huge, little, final, last, magical.

opinion	hold opinion	swing opinion
fire	hold fire	swing fire
body	hold body	swing body
way	hold way	swing way
Other words: weapon, ball, arms, sword, hands, times, objects, weapons.

Of course a boot is an awkward weapon to hold and swing, plus human arms are weaker than human legs.

Source: Improbable Use of a Weapon
We're given our first look at the bat'leth in Worf's quarters and see him showing Alexander the right way to hold and swing it.

Source: Series / Star Trek: The Next Generation
Kenpachi Zaraki is a beast who relies on brute force but his ace in the hole is to hold his sword with two hands and swing normally.

Source: Boring But Practical / Other Media

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