to break hold

  • 11break|age — «BRAY kihj», noun. 1. a breaking; break: »The breakage of the girder was due to a fault in the steel. 2. the amount or quantity of anything broken: »The breakage was excessive. 3. damage or loss caused by breaking: »a high rate of breakage. 4. an …

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  • 12break for something — ˈbreak for sth derived to suddenly run towards sth when you are trying to escape • She had to hold him back as he tried to break for the door. Main entry: ↑breakderived …

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  • 13hold somebody back from doing something — ˌhold ˈback (from doing sth) | ˌhold sb ˈback (from doing sth) derived to hesitate or to make sb hesitate to act or speak • She held back, not knowing how to break the terrible news. • I wanted to tell him the truth, but something held me back.… …

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  • 14hold back from doing something — ˌhold ˈback (from doing sth) | ˌhold sb ˈback (from doing sth) derived to hesitate or to make sb hesitate to act or speak • She held back, not knowing how to break the terrible news. • I wanted to tell him the truth, but something held me back.… …

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  • 15break — break1 [ breık ] (past tense broke [ brouk ] ; past participle broken [ broukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 separate into pieces ▸ 2 fail to obey rules ▸ 3 make a hole/cut ▸ 4 destroy someone s confidence ▸ 5 when people learn news ▸ 6 stop for a short time …

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  • 16Break My Stride — Infobox Single Name = Break My Stride Cover size = Caption = Artist = Matthew Wilder from Album = I Don t Speak the Language A side = Break My Stride B side = Instrumental Released = 1983 Format = 7 vinyl; 12 vinyl Recorded = Genre = Pop Length …

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  • 17hold — 1 verb past tense and past participle held IN YOUR HANDS/ARMS 1 a) (T) to have something firmly in your hand or arms: He was holding a knife in one hand. | Can you hold the groceries for me while I open the door? | I held the baby in my arms. |… …

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  • 18break */*/*/ — I UK [breɪk] / US verb Word forms break : present tense I/you/we/they break he/she/it breaks present participle breaking past tense broke UK [brəʊk] / US [broʊk] past participle broken UK [ˈbrəʊkən] / US [ˈbroʊkən] 1) [transitive] to make… …

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  • 19hold — I n. grip 1) to catch, get, grab, lay, seize, take hold of 2) to keep hold of 3) to relax one s hold 4) a firm, strong hold type of wrestling grip 5) to break a hold control, domination 6) to relinquish one s hold 7) a hold over (they refused to… …

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  • 20hold — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act/way of holding sth ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, tight ▪ He still had me in a tight hold. VERB + HOLD ▪ catch, get, grab …

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