choke hold, chokehold - a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled"

embrace, embracing - the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

prehension, taking hold, grasping, seizing - the act of gripping something firmly with the hands

wrestling hold - a hold used in the sport of wrestling

discernment, savvy, understanding, apprehension - the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

sense - a natural appreciation or ability; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing"

control - power to direct or determine; "under control"

pause, suspension, intermission, interruption, break - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

extension - a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt; "they applied for an extension of the loan"

moratorium - a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged

retardation - the extent to which something is delayed or held back

confinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"

stronghold, fastness - a strongly fortified defensive structure

archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression

jail cell, prison cell, cell - a room where a prisoner is kept

appendage - a part that is joined to something larger

aspergill - a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water

ax handle, axe handle - the handle of an ax

baggage, luggage - a case used to carry belongings when traveling

baseball bat, lumber - an implement used in baseball by the batter

briefcase - a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books

broom handle, broomstick - the handle of a broom

brush - an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle

carpet beater, rug beater - implement for beating dust out of carpets

carrycot - box-shaped baby bed with handles (for a baby to sleep in while being carried)

cheese cutter - a kitchen utensil (board or handle) with a wire for cutting cheese

coffee cup - a cup from which coffee is drunk

coffeepot - tall pot in which coffee is brewed

cricket bat, bat - a bat used in playing cricket

crop - the stock or handle of a whip

eating utensil, cutlery - tableware implements for cutting and eating food

edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)

faucet - a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir

frying pan, frypan, skillet - a pan used for frying foods

haft, helve - the handle of a weapon or tool

handbarrow - a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people

handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart - wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries"

handlebar - the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle

French telephone, handset - telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle

hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands

hilt - the handle of a sword or dagger

hoe handle - the handle of a hoe

knob - a round handle

ladle - a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; used to transfer liquids

mop handle - the handle of a mop

mug - with handle and usually cylindrical

panhandle - the handle of a pan

saddlebow, pommel - handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle

pommel - a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse

racquet, racket - a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games

rake handle - the handle of a rake

saucepan - a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling

shank, stem - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

spatula - a turner with a narrow flexible blade

stock - the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock"

gunstock, stock - the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"

teacup - a cup from which tea is drunk

umbrella - a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy

watering can, watering pot - a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants

enclosure - artifact consisting of a space that has been enclosed for some purpose

ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight

direct - be in charge of

pressurise, pressurize - maintain a certain pressure; "the airplane cabin is pressurized"; "pressurize a space suit"

preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

hold over - keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time

conserve - keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; "Energy is conserved in this process"

preserve - keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes"

distance - keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"

housekeep - maintain a household; take care of all household-related business

hold back, arrest, turn back, contain, stop, check - hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"

stand firm, withstand, hold out, resist - stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

live on, survive, last, live, endure, hold out, hold up, go - continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"

hold over - keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time

delay, detain, hold up - cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

grasp, hold on - hold firmly

cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch - hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared"

cradle - hold gently and carefully; "He cradles the child in his arms"

clinch - hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches

interlace, interlock, lock - hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck"

trap - hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"

cradle - hold or place in or as if in a cradle; "He cradled the infant in his arms"

disable, disenable, incapacitate - make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"

tie down, tie up, truss, bind - secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed"

fetter, shackle - restrain with fetters

enchain - restrain or bind with chains

pinion, shackle - bind the arms of

impound, pound - place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"

pound up, pound - shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"

pen up, fold - confine in a fold, like sheep

ground - confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

maintain, sustain, keep - supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

keep - look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

maintain, keep - maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

keep - have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"

monopolise, monopolize - have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"

wield, exert, maintain - of power or authority

stock, stockpile, carry - have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"

hold, bear - have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

carry - have or possess something abstract; "I carry her image in my mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of life insurance"

hold - assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good"

consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

include - have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers"

contain, hold, take - be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"

retain - hold within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"

encircle, environ, surround, circle, round, ring - be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"

hold in, enclose, confine - close in or confine

limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, confine, bound, restrict - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

damp - restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"

cricify, mortify, subdue - hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"

abnegate, deny - deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"

keep back, restrain, hold back, suppress, keep - keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"

restrict - place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"

train - train to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it; "train the vine"

catch - check oneself during an action; "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind"

bate - moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm"

thermostat - control the temperature with a thermostat

countercheck, counteract - oppose or check by a counteraction

continue, go on, keep, go along, proceed - continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"

feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"

deem, take for, view as, hold - keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible"

avow, swan, swear, affirm, assert, aver, verify - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

think, believe, conceive, consider - judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

hold down - keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs"

scaffold - provide with a scaffold for support; "scaffold the building before painting it"

block - support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car"

carry - bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of; "His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage"

chock - support on chocks; "chock the boat"

buoy, buoy up - keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up"

pole - support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans"

bracket - support with brackets; "bracket bookshelves"

underpin - support from beneath

prop, prop up, shore up, shore - support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"

truss - support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges"

brace - support by bracing

bewitch, captivate, charm, enamor, enamour, entrance, trance, becharm, beguile, enchant, capture, fascinate, catch - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

keep back, restrain, hold back, suppress, keep - keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"

stoop - carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward; "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane"

piggyback - support on the back and shoulders; "He piggybacked her child so she could see the show"

balance, poise - hold or carry in equilibrium

deport, comport, acquit, behave, conduct, bear, carry - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

deport, comport, acquit, behave, conduct, bear, carry - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

contain, hold, take - be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"

sleep - be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people"

house - contain or cover; "This box houses the gears"

seat - be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"

be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

contain, bear, carry, hold - contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

accommodate, admit, hold - have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"

exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"

defend, guard, hold - protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"

control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

protect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"

hold - take and maintain control over, often by violent means; "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week"

judge - form an opinion of or pass judgment on; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"

acknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

superannuate - declare to be obsolete

bastardise, bastardize - declare a child to be illegitimate

certify - declare legally insane

call - declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; "call a runner out"

beatify - declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican"

canonize, saint, canonise - in the Catholic church; declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"

pronounce, label, judge - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"

formalise, formalize - make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title"

be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

pledge - bind or secure by a pledge; "I was pledged to silence"

article - bind by a contract; especially for a training period

indenture, indent - bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant"

tie down - restrain from independence by an obligation; "He was tied down by his work"

relate - have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

booze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"

concern, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, refer, relate, touch - have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

lend oneself, apply - be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data"

call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

reserve - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"

hold open, keep open, save, keep - retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"

stand firm, withstand, hold out, resist - stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

brave, brave out, weather, endure - face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"

prevent, keep - prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

postpone, prorogue, put off, defer, set back, shelve, table, put over, remit, hold over - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

aim, take aim, train, direct, take - aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

settle - end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"

conciliate, patch up, reconcile, settle, make up - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"

see eye to eye - be in agreement; "We never saw eye to eye on this question"

concede, grant, yield - be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"

subscribe, support - adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion"

resolve, conclude - reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation

arrange, fix up - make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?"

agree - achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"