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hold |
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to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement |
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hold |
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cover as for protection against noise or smell |
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hold |
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support in a certain manner |
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hold |
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organize or be responsible for |
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hold |
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maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) |
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hold |
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cause to stop |
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hold |
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have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense |
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hold |
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secure and keep for possible future use or application |
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hold |
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have rightfully |
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hold |
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take and maintain control over, often by violent means |
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hold |
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keep from departing |
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hold |
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arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance |
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hold |
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lessen the intensity of |
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hold |
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stop dealing with |
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hold |
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be valid, applicable, or true |
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hold |
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be pertinent or relevant or applicable |
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hold |
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keep in a certain state, position, or activity |
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hold |
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remain in a certain state, position, or condition |
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hold |
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contain or hold |
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hold |
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be capable of holding or containing |
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hold |
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resist or confront with resistance |
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hold |
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have room for |
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hold |
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have as a major characteristic |
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hustings |
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the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making) |
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hold-down |
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a limitation or constraint |
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half nelson |
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a wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent's arm and exerts pressure on the back of the neck |
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hammerlock |
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a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back |
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headlock |
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a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body |
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hire |
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the act of engaging something or someone for a service |
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hire |
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a newly hired employee |
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hire |
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engage for service under a term of contract |
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hire |
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engage or hire for work |
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hire |
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hold under a lease or rental agreement |
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hiring freeze |
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a freeze on hiring |
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holding |
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the act of retaining something |
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holding |
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something owned |
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hyperventilation |
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an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs |
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huffing |
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an act of forcible exhalation |
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hyperpnea |
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energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders |
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hypopnea |
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slow or shallow breathing |
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humoral immune response |
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an immune response chiefly against bacterial invasion that is mediated by B cells |
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heliotropism |
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an orienting response to the sun |
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hybridization |
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(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
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hybridisation |
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(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
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hybridizing |
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(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
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hand job |
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slang for masturbation |
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homosexuality |
Noun
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a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex |
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homosexualism |
Noun
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a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex |
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homoeroticism |
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overt reference to sexual attraction to, or sexual relations with, persons of the same sex |
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heterosexuality |
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a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex |