| behold | (verb) see with attention | Synonyms: lay eyes on |
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| blindfold | (verb) cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing | - |
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| cuckold | (verb) be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage | Synonyms: betray, cheat, cheat on, wander |
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| enfold | (verb) enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering | Synonyms: enclose, envelop, enwrap, wrap |
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| fold | (verb) incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating | - |
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| (verb) become folded or folded up | Synonyms: fold up |
| (verb) bend or lay so that one part covers the other | Synonyms: fold up, turn up |
| (verb) confine in a fold, like sheep | Synonyms: pen up |
| (verb) cease to operate or cause to cease operating | Synonyms: close, close down, close up, shut down |
| hold | (verb) keep from exhaling or expelling | - |
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| (verb) keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view | Synonyms: deem, take for, view as |
| (verb) hold the attention of | - |
| (verb) assert or affirm | - |
| (verb) remain committed to | - |
| (verb) declare to be | Synonyms: adjudge, declare |
| (verb) bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted | Synonyms: bind, obligate, oblige |
| (verb) be in accord; be in agreement | Synonyms: agree, concord, concur |
| (verb) aim, point, or direct | - |
| (verb) protect against a challenge or attack | Synonyms: defend, guard |
| (verb) drink alcohol without showing ill effects | Synonyms: carry |
| (verb) have or hold in one's hands or grip | - |
| (verb) be the physical support of; carry the weight of | Synonyms: hold up, support, sustain |
| (verb) support or hold in a certain manner | Synonyms: bear, carry |
| (verb) to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement | Synonyms: confine, constrain, restrain |
| (verb) cover as for protection against noise or smell | - |
| (verb) organize or be responsible for | Synonyms: give, have, make, throw |
| (verb) maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) | Synonyms: bear, entertain, harbor, harbour, nurse |
| (verb) cause to come to an abrupt stop | Synonyms: arrest, halt |
| (verb) have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense | Synonyms: have, have got |
| (verb) secure and keep for possible future use or application | Synonyms: hold back, keep back, retain |
| (verb) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices | Synonyms: bear |
| (verb) arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance | Synonyms: book, reserve |
| (verb) keep from departing | - |
| (verb) take and maintain control over, often by violent means | - |
| (verb) lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | Synonyms: check, contain, control, curb, hold in, moderate |
| (verb) cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity | Synonyms: keep, maintain |
| (verb) remain in a certain state, position, or condition | - |
| (verb) be valid, applicable, or true | Synonyms: obtain, prevail |
| (verb) be pertinent or relevant or applicable | Synonyms: apply, go for |
| (verb) have room for; hold without crowding | Synonyms: accommodate, admit |
| (verb) have as a major characteristic | - |
| (verb) resist or confront with resistance | Synonyms: defy, hold up, withstand |
| (verb) stop dealing with | - |
| (verb) contain or hold; have within | Synonyms: bear, carry, contain |
| (verb) be capable of holding or containing | Synonyms: contain, take |
| manifold | (verb) make multiple copies of | Synonyms: multiply |
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| (verb) combine or increase by multiplication | Synonyms: multiply |
| mold | (verb) become moldy; spoil due to humidity | Synonyms: mildew, mould |
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| (verb) shape or influence; give direction to | Synonyms: determine, influence, mould, regulate, shape |
| (verb) fit tightly, follow the contours of | Synonyms: mould |
| (verb) form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold | Synonyms: cast, mould |
| (verb) make something, usually for a specific function | Synonyms: forge, form, mould, shape, work |
| (verb) form in clay, wax, etc | Synonyms: model, mould |
| remold | (verb) give new treads to (a tire) | Synonyms: remould, retread |
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| (verb) cast again | Synonyms: recast, remould |
| (verb) shape again or shape differently | Synonyms: reshape |
| scaffold | (verb) provide with a scaffold for support | - |
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| scold | (verb) censure severely or angrily | Synonyms: bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, take to task, trounce |
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| (verb) show one's unhappiness or critical attitude | Synonyms: grouch, grumble |
| unfold | (verb) develop or come to a promising stage | Synonyms: blossom, blossom forth, blossom out |
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| (verb) spread out or open from a closed or folded state | Synonyms: open, spread, spread out |
| (verb) extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length | Synonyms: extend, stretch, stretch out |
| (verb) open to the view | - |
| uphold | (verb) stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals | - |
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| (verb) support against an opponent | Synonyms: maintain |
| (verb) keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last | Synonyms: bear on, carry on, continue, preserve |
| withhold | (verb) hold back; refuse to hand over or share | Synonyms: keep back |
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| (verb) retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments | Synonyms: deduct, recoup |