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  • 31hold accountable — I verb accuse, blame, brand, bring to account, castigate, charge, condemn openly, convict, criminate, denounce, expose, incriminate, implicate, impugn, inculpate, inveigh against, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprobate, revile, take to …

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  • 32hold out against — index counter, oppugn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 33hold your own — hold (your/its) own to prove that you or something is as good as others. She can hold her own in any debate on religion. Our cotton shirts can hold their own against shirts costing $40 or more. Usage notes: often said about a competitive… …

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  • 34hold its own — hold (your/its) own to prove that you or something is as good as others. She can hold her own in any debate on religion. Our cotton shirts can hold their own against shirts costing $40 or more. Usage notes: often said about a competitive… …

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  • 35hold own — hold (your/its) own to prove that you or something is as good as others. She can hold her own in any debate on religion. Our cotton shirts can hold their own against shirts costing $40 or more. Usage notes: often said about a competitive… …

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  • 36hold responsible — index blame, charge (accuse), convict, delegate, denounce (inform against), implicate Burton s …

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  • 37hold (your) ground — hold/stand (your) ground 1. to refuse to change your opinions or behaviour, even if other people try to force you to do this. The union stood its ground in negotiations despite pressure by management to accept a pay cut. 2. to refuse to move… …

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  • 38hold|out — «HOHLD OWT», noun. Informal. 1. a person, group, or organization that refuses to accept terms, submit, or comply as with a trend or order: »Despite their reputation as long time holdouts against Government handouts, the nervous beef raisers are… …

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  • 39hold — 1. v. & n. v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or arms). b (also refl.) keep or sustain (a thing, oneself, one s head, etc.) in a particular position (hold it to the light; held himself erect). c grasp so as… …

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  • 40hold — I. /hoʊld / (say hohld) verb (held, held or, Archaic, holden, holding) –verb (t) 1. to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp. 2. to reserve; retain; set aside. 3. to bear, sustai …