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noun • the state of being under the control of another person • someone held in bondage | ||||||||
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noun • the act of grasping • the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it • a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes • the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) • worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made • an intellectual hold or understanding • a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place verb • hold fast or firmly • to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match • to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe | ||||||||
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noun • a mechanical device for gripping an object • the act of catching an object with the hands verb • take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of • get hold of or seize quickly and easily • make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand • obtain illegally or unscrupulously • take or grasp suddenly • capture the attention or imagination of | ||||||||
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