English > hold fast: 1 sense > verb 1, contact| Meaning | stick / stick to firmly. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
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| Synonyms | adhere, bond, bind, stick, stick to |
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| Caused by | affix, stick on | attach to |
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| Narrower | bind | form a chemical bond with |
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| Broader | attach | Become attached |
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| Similar to | cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere | Come or be in close contact with |
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| Spanish | adherirse, adherir, asociarse, atar, encolar, incorporarse, liar, ligarse, pegarse, pegar, unirse, vincular |
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| Catalan | adherir, encolar, enganxar, lligar, vincular |
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| Nouns | holdfast | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place |
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