Synonym: grasp, hang in, hang on, hold the line, keep, persevere, persist, stop. Similar words: hold on to, hold out, get hold of, pull down, done, donor, done in, hand on. Meaning: v. 1. hold firmly 2. stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments 3. be persistent, refuse to stop 4. hold the phone line open 5. retain possession of.
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(121) There are many others who seem even more eager to hold on to the old century.
(122) The constitution prohibits him from staying another, so he is casting about for ways to hold on to power.
(123) Styled by Scissors Gel maintains its strong hold on styling as one of the essential hair products for men.
(124) Don't let go too soon, but don't hold on too long. Mitch Albom 
(125) I could see my hand reaching out to hold on to something solid.
(126) Those in the water tried to hold on to the boats that were still afloat.
(127) The batsman failed to survive the over though, Gooch managing to hold on to a slip catch.
(128) At this point I began to have serious doubts about this man's hold on reality.
(129) Gough scrambled forward from mid-off but just failed to hold on to the catch.
(130) The tune. That’s what stays in your mind. When the tune starts galloping, you need reins to hold on to it. The words become useful there. They are the reins that allow you to ride the horse. Gulzar
(131) These beautiful new books, filled with morals and happy endings, help us hold on to our storytelling heritage.
(132) This might enable them to hold on to around 100 of their present 270 seats.
(133) Intermittent war rages across Ulthuan once more as the Dark Elves consolidate their hold on the northern lands. 602 Caradryel dies peacefully.
(134) I try to grasp his leg, but it is hard to hold on.
(135) It is important to hold on to our hats and remember that it was quite well reviewed at the time.
(136) You sit on the saddle and try and keep your balance and hold on to the handlebars.
(137) Yet Gloria herself never seemed to hold on to more than the bare essentials that they had in their two paper carriers.
(138) Recognizing the all-too familiar symptoms, Manville fought against the gathering depression before it took too firm a hold on him.
(139) She would be keeping a tight hold on her feelings from now on.
(140) He wasn't sure that he would be given a chance to hold on to his wife.sentencedict.com
(141) He had a tight hold on the audience, totally in command of his band.
(142) All that was put on hold on March 20, 1990.
(143) The effect was devastating, seriously weakening Mrs Thatcher's hold on the premiership and making a leadership contest virtually inevitable.
(144) Investors can sell shares in the companies they dislike, and hold on to stock in the ones they favor.
(145) Far from being a challenger for power, it could not even hold on to its old citadels.
(146) But no one could hold on to summer once the stately row of Lilac Road maples began to turn scarlet and gold.
(147) Just hold on, and suck in!
(148) Tariffs put a strangle hold on trade.
(149) Never think that God's delays are denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. patience is genius.
(150) The terminally ill man had a great will to hold on and live.
More similar words: hold on to, hold out, get hold of, pull down, done, donor, done in, hand on, pardon, feed on, head on, off and on, donate, abandon, don't care, based on, hold, donation, whole, holy, hold up, hold in, hold down, as a whole, scholar, household, hold back, hold water, on the whole, threshold.