Hold and Weight

Hold

Hold noun - The right or means to command or control others.

Usage example: the government has no hold over where we live and work

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

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Weight noun - The amount that something weighs.

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Hold and weight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead a noun "Weight".

Nearby Words: weigh, weighty, weighted, weighting, weighed

emotional	emotional hold	emotional weight
high	high hold	high weight
full	full hold	full weight
long	long hold	long weight
Other adjectives: short, true, proper, empty, small, actual, entire, massive, large, big, huge, little, psychological, additional, giant.

He grabs hold of Rachel but can't get his batwings deployed properly as he's falling vertically instead of gliding, while also bearing Rachel's weight.

Source: Improvised Parachute
His hold on it gets even tighter when he corners Mowgli on a dead branch he has to know won't hold his weight, while a huge fire rages below him.

Source: Film / The Jungle Book (2016)
Most animals only use their tails for balance; tails usually aren't strong enough to safely hold the animal's entire weight.

Source: Artistic License Animal Care

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