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Term | Definition |
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abstain | to hold back from an activity by choice; to hold back from voting |
contain | to hold; to have within |
detain | to hold back; to delay; to keep from proceeding |
detention | a period of time in which someone is held back; a form of punishment by holding someone after school hours |
extend | to hold out; to unbend; to stretch or spread out; to offer |
patent | legal ownership on an invention held by the creator; exclusive right or ownership |
retainer | something that holds something else in; a devise that holds something in |
tenant | a holder of land rights; a person who holds the right to love in a residence; an occupant |
tendon | a band of tough fibrous tissue that holds a muscle to a bone |
tentative | holding back on the final decision; uncertain; hesitant; not fully agreed upon |