Hypernyms for "hold"
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abnegate
acknowledge
acquit
admit
arrange
article
ax handle
axe handle
balance
bastardise
bastardize
bate
bear
bear on
beatify
behave
bind
block
bound
brace
bracket
brave
brave out
broom handle
broomstick
buoy
buoy up
call
cancel
canonise
canonize
carry
carry on
catch
certify
chock
choke hold
chokehold
clinch
cling to
clutch
comport
concede
conciliate
conclude
conduct
confine
conquer
conserve
continue
counteract
countercheck
cradle
crop
crucify
curb
damp
deny
deport
distance
embrace
embracement
embracing
enchain
enclose
endure
exert
extension
fetter
fix up
fold
formalise
formalize
grant
grasp
ground
gunstock
haft
helve
hilt
hoe handle
hold
hold close
hold down
hold in
hold on
hold open
hold over
hold tight
house
housekeep
impound
indent
indenture
inhibit
interlace
interlock
judge
keep
keep open
knob
label
limit
lock
maintain
make up
monopolise
monopolize
mop handle
moratorium
mortify
panhandle
patch up
pen up
piggyback
pinion
pledge
poise
pole
pommel
pound
pound up
preserve
pressurise
pressurize
pronounce
prop
prop up
rake handle
reconcile
resolve
restrain
restrict
retain
retardation
saddlebow
saint
save
scaffold
seat
see eye to eye
sense
settle
shackle
shore
shore up
sleep
sling
stamp down
stock
stockpile
stoop
strike down
subdue
subscribe
superannuate
support
suppress
sustain
thermostat
throttle
tie down
tie up
train
trammel
trap
truss
underpin
uphold
weather
wield
wrestling hold
yield
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.