to hold
h
h
o
oʊ
l
l
d
d
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Sign into have in your hands or arms
let go of
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They held candles during the power outage.
She held her friend's hand for support during the scary movie.
Grammatical Information:
transitive
to press
p
p
r
r
e
ɛ
ss
s
to push a thing tightly against something else
Grammatical Information:
transitive
to squeeze
s
s
q
k
u
w
ee
i
z
z
e
to force liquid out of something by firmly twisting or pressing it
Grammatical Information:
transitive
to rub
r
r
u
ə
b
b
to apply pressure to a surface with back and forth or circular motions
Grammatical Information:
transitive
to pull
p
p
u
ʊ
ll
l
to use your hands to move something or someone toward yourself or in the direction that your hands are moving
push
Grammatical Information:
transitive
to tickle
t
t
i
ɪ
ck
k
ə
l
l
e
to lightly touch or stroke a sensitive part of the body, causing a tingling or laughing sensation
Grammatical Information:
transitive
to caress
c
k
a
ɜ
r
r
e
ɛ
ss
s
to touch in a gentle and loving way
Grammatical Information:
transitive
to massage
m
m
a
ə
ss
s
a
ɑ
g
ʒ
e
to press or rub a part of a person's body, typically with the hands, to make them feel refreshed
Grammatical Information:
transitive
to smooth
s
s
m
m
oo
u
th
ð
to make a surface free from roughness
roughen
Grammatical Information:
transitive
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