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Hold open

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hold open"

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keepverb(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
keep openverbretain rights to
saveverb(transitive) To prevent harm or difficulty.
hold withverb(US) To agree with someone (to be in harmony about an opinion or perspective).
hold toverb(transitive) To share or subscribe to (a belief, etc.).
holdingverbSomething that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
hold upverb(idiomatic) To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.
hold downverb(idiomatic, transitive) To continue, to hold and to manage well; to keep; maintain; support.
hold goodverbTo remain effective, fast, or secure.
holdsverb(transitive) To grasp or grip.
hold outverb(idiomatic, often with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)
open upverb(intransitive) To reveal oneself; to share personal information about oneself; to become communicative.
hold inverb(transitive) To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping.
hold onverb(idiomatic) Wait a short while.
held upa 1999 American crime buddy comedy film starring Nia Long and Jamie Foxx and directed by Steve Rash.
openableCapable of being opened.
the open
hold togetherverb(figuratively, idiomatic) Synonym of hold it together: to cope with adversity.
openedverbHaving undergone opening.
holdbacknounA restraint; a device or part of a device that operates to restrain.

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