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hold onto/on to sth
— phrasal verb with hold /həʊld/
/hoʊld/ verb (held, held)Definition
(Definition of hold onto/on to sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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hold off phrasal verb (RAIN/STORM)
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hold on phrasal verb (HOLD)
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hold on phrasal verb (WAIT)
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hold on/tight idiom
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hold onto sb/sth phrasal verb
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hold out for sth phrasal verb
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hold out on sb phrasal verb
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hold out phrasal verb (DEFEND)
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hold out phrasal verb (SUPPLY OF STH)
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hold out/offer an olive branch idiom
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SMART Thesaurus: Keeping and storing things
Synonyms and related words:
- appropriate verb (KEEP MONEY)
- aside adverb (TO ONE SIDE)
- bank noun (STORE)
- cling (on) to sth phrasal verb
- dump noun
- dump verb (GET RID OF)
- earmark verb
- enshrine verb
- lodge verb (STORE)
- maintain verb (CONTINUE TO HAVE)
- pack sth away phrasal verb (TIDY)
- put sth away phrasal verb (STORE)
- repository noun
- reserved adjective (KEPT)
- stockpile noun
- stockpile verb
- storage noun
- store noun (STH KEPT)
- store sth up phrasal verb
- trap verb
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