| 单词 | hang onto something |
| 释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) The President has been trying hard to hang onto power. Synonyms retain They want to retain a strip 33ft wide on the eastern shore. keep We want to keep as many players as we can. maintain You should always maintain your friendships. preserve We will do everything we can to preserve peace. hold onto keep possession of 2 (phrasal verb) hanging onto his legs Synonyms grip She gripped his hand tightly. seize an otter seizing a fish grasp He grasped both my hands. clutch He escaped his captors' clutches by jumping from a moving vehicle. hold onto take hold of latch onto hold tightly Additional synonymsin the sense of clutch Definition power or control He escaped his captors' clutches by jumping from a moving vehicle. Synonyms power, hands, control, grip, possession, grasp, custody, sway, keeping, claws in the sense of grasp Definition to grip firmly He grasped both my hands. Synonyms grip, hold, catch, grab, seize, snatch, clutch, clinch, clasp, lay or take hold of in the sense of keep Definition to have or retain possession of (something) We want to keep as many players as we can. Synonyms hold on to, maintain, retain, keep possession of, save, preserve, nurture, cherish, conserveNearby words of |
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