cling, hang - hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"

clasp - hold firmly and tightly

take hold, hold - have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him"

break, interrupt - terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

obstinate - persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments"

ask for it, ask for trouble - persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble; "He is asking for trouble with his behavior"

plug, plug away - persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem"

stick with, stick to, follow - keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"

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"

telephony, telephone - transmitting speech at a distance

await, expect, wait, look - look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

hold over, carry over - hold over goods to be sold for the next season

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"

deny, refuse - refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"

deduct, withhold, recoup - retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"

save, preserve - to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

salt away, stack away, stash away, store, hive away, lay in, put in - keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"

store - find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"

keep back, retain, hold back, hold - secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

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"

harbour, harbor - keep in one's possession; of animals