hold+fast
31hold — hold1 verb (past and past participle held) 1》 grasp, carry, or support. 2》 keep in a specified position: I held the door open for him. ↘remain secure or intact: the boat s anchor would not hold. 3》 keep or detain. ↘have in one s… …
32hold — be·hold; be·hold·er; be·hold·ing; bors·hold·er; hold; cuck·hold; free·hold·er; hold·able; hold·fast·ness; hold·man; house·hold·er; house·hold·er·ship; house·hold·ing; house·hold·ry; mis·be·hold·en; stadt·hold·er; stadt·hold·er·ate;… …
33fast — fast1 [ fæst ] adjective *** ▸ 1 quick ▸ 2 exciting ▸ 3 of a clock ▸ 4 of film ▸ 5 of colors ▸ 6 of a woman ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) able to move quickly: Simon loves fast cars. a chance for runners to show how fast they are a ) done quickly: It was a… …
34fast — I UK [fɑːst] / US [fæst] adjective Word forms fast : adjective fast comparative faster superlative fastest *** 1) able to move quickly Simon loves fast cars. a chance for runners to show how fast they are a) done quickly It was quite a fast… …
35hold on — Synonyms and related words: abide, adhere, adhere to, agglomerate, aim, aim at, await, be caught short, be short, bear up, belong, bend, bide, bide the issue, bite, bucket, bucketshop, bunch, carry on, cease not, clasp, cleave, cleave to, clench …
36hold back — Synonyms and related words: abstain, abstain from, arrest, avoid, avoid excess, backpedal, backwater, begrudge, bit, block, bottle up, brake, bridle, check, clip the wings, close the hand, confine, conserve, constrain, contain, control, cool,… …
37fast — bel·fast; break·fast·less; fast; fast·en s; fast·ern s; fast·ish; fast·land; fast·ly; fast·nacht; fast·ness; hold·fast·ness; house·fast; light·fast·ness; ne·fast; shame·fast; stead·fast·ly; stead·fast·ness; wet·fast·ness; ul·tra·fast; break·fast; …
38hold — 1. Grip. Pa a, ho opa a; ai (lua fighting, see fight); ♦ hold back, kāohi, kīpū, kōhi, ho opa a, papa a; ♦ hold up, paepae (intransitive); ♦ hold fast, ho opa a, ho opa a ā pa a, lālau; ♦ hold in the arms, as a child, hi i; ♦… …
39hold on — 1. (Active.) Continue, maintain, keep up, push forward. 2. (Neuter.) Cling, stick, hold fast, keep hold of. 3. (Neuter.) Continue, remain, endure, last. 4. Persevere, persist, be steady, be steadfast, be constant, go on, keep on, keep one s… …
40fast — [OE] Widely dissimilar as they now seem, fast ‘quick’ and fast ‘abstain from food’ in fact come from the same ultimate source. This was Germanic *fastuz, which denoted ‘firm’. That underlying sense persists in various contexts, such as ‘hold… …
