Hold
Hold verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
Usage example: please hold my arm on these slippery stairs
Transmit
Transmit verb - To put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another.
Usage example: transmitted the deed of his house to his lawyer
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The law of Constantine the Great (321), by which the Christian Church was declared qualified to hold and transmit property, first gave a legal basis to the possessions of the Church of Rome.
Source: Useful Notes / The Papal States - The information is transmitted by energy; the best matter-energy conversion reactors they have can hold open a needlecast portal for at most 15 to 30 seconds, and transmit only blinking light.
Source: Subspace Ansible -
Hold the Line: When you need to get to transmitters, you need to stay near it so that it can transmit the data back to HQ.
Source: Video Game / Umbrella Corps
Cite this Source
Transmit and Hold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/transmit
Hold & Transmit. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/transmit>.
Transmit or Hold. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/transmit.
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