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taking hold — noun the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) • Syn: ↑grasping, ↑seizing, ↑prehension • Derivationally related forms: ↑prehend (for: ↑prehension), ↑seize … Useful english dictionary
taking hold — holding on, grasping, retention … English contemporary dictionary
hold — vb 1 hold back, withhold, reserve, detain, retain, *keep, keep back, keep out Analogous words: *restrain, inhibit, curb, check: preserve, conserve, *save Contrasted words: *relinquish, surrender, abandon, resign, yield 2 … New Dictionary of Synonyms
taking root — taking hold, getting established, being absorbed … English contemporary dictionary
hold — I [[t]ho͟ʊld[/t]] PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING ♦ holds, holding, held 1) VERB When you hold something, you carry or support it, using your hands or your arms. [V n prep/adv] Hold the knife at an angle... [V n] She is holding her … English dictionary
Hold It Against Me — «Hold It Against Me» Sencillo de Britney Spears del álbum Femme Fatale Publicación 11 de enero de 2011 … Wikipedia Español
Hold Me Down — Studio album by You Me at Six Released 11 January 2010 (see … Wikipedia
Hold — may refer to: * Hold, to delay temporarily the handling of * Hold (ship), interior cargo space * Hold (aviation), a place for an aircraft to loop around near its destination * Hold (baseball), a statistic that may be awarded to a relief pitcher * … Wikipedia
Hold the Dream — is a British two part miniseries made in 1986, based on the novel of the same name by Barbara Taylor Bradford. A sequel to A Woman of Substance, it continues the story of Emma Harte, who is played by Deborah Kerr in both series, with Jenny… … Wikipedia
Hold Your Plums — was a radio quiz show which ran for over a decade on BBC Radio Merseyside. It was hosted by Billy Butler and Wally Scott [cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/fun/2002/07/hold your plums/plums index.shtml |title= BBC Liverpool… … Wikipedia
