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  • 21hold — {{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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  • 22Lead and follow — In partner dancing, the two partners are labelled as the leader and the follower, or lead and follow. Traditionally, the male partner leads and the female partner follows, though this is certainly not always the case. Many social dance forms have …

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  • 23lead — I v 1. guide, conduct, marshal, usher, escort, convoy; take the lead, lead the way. See lead(def.8). 2. precede, antecede, come or go before, come first, go ahead of, go in advance; rate, rank, outrank, have precedence, have priority. 3.… …

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  • 24lead*/*/*/ — [liːd] (past tense and past participle led [led] ) verb I 1) [T] to take someone to a place by going there with them, usually in front of them The estate agent led us into the kitchen.[/ex] She took the boy by the hand and led him from the… …

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  • 25hold off — phrasal verb Word forms hold off : present tense I/you/we/they hold off he/she/it holds off present participle holding off past tense held off past participle held off 1) [intransitive] to deliberately delay doing something He may decide to hold… …

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  • 26hold down — Synonyms and related words: asphyxiate, bit, bottle up, bridle, censor, check, choke off, clamp down on, constrain, cork, cork up, crack down on, crush, curb, damp down, deprive of freedom, disenfranchise, disfranchise, dominate, drown, enslave,… …

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  • 27Hold Me (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Hold Me Type = Album Artist = Laura Branigan Released = July 1985 Recorded = Genre = Pop / Rock Length = 40:17 Label = Atlantic Reviews = Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg sql=10:am6zefwkhgf6 T1… …

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  • 28hold off — verb 1. resist and fight to a standoff (Freq. 3) Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off • Hypernyms: ↑resist, ↑hold out, ↑withstand, ↑stand firm • Verb Frames …

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  • 29Hold On (Trapeze album) — Infobox Album | Name = Hold On Type = Studio album Artist = Trapeze Released = 1978 Recorded = Genre = Hard rock Length = 34:25 Label = Warner Bros. Records Producer = Chris Suppa Reviews = * [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… …

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  • 30Hold On (En Vogue song) — Infobox Single Name = Hold On Artist = En Vogue from Album = Born to Sing Released = May 1990 Format = 7 / 12 / CD Single Recorded = January February 1990 Genre = R B Length = 5 min 04 s Label = Atlantic Writer = Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster and …

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