Holds and Stop

Holds

Definitions of Holds not found.

Stop is an antonym for holds in topics: believe, support, function, continue, grasp.

Stop

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

Holds is an antonym for stop.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

Both words in one sentence

  • Hand Signals When some overhead lights come on, she holds up a hand to stop the others, then gestures for them to continue after she decides there's no danger.
    Source: Hand Signals
  • Lap Pillow Felix suffers a mental breakdown while on the Death World Banshee and attempts to commit suicide by unsealing his armor, and Allie forcibly holds him still to stop him.
    Source: Lap Pillow
  • MacGuffin Escort Mission: The Reset-Button pocket watch, which holds the power to stop time itself.
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