Retention
Nouns
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retention
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retaining etc. v.
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keep, detention, custody
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tenacity, firm hold, grasp, gripe, grip, iron grip. fangs, teeth, claws, talons, nail, unguis, hook, tentacle, tenaculum
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bond etc. (vinculum) [Connecting medium.] Connection. clutches, tongs, forceps, pincers, nippers, pliers, vice. paw, hand, finger, wrist, fist, neaf, neif. bird in hand
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captive etc. Prisoner.
Verbs
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retain, keep
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hold fast one's own, hold tight one's own, hold fast one's ground, hold tight one's ground
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clinch, clench, clutch, grasp, gripe, hug, have a firm hold of. secure, withhold, detain
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hold back, keep back
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keep close
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husband etc. (store) Store
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reserve
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have in stock, have on hand, keep in stock etc. (possess) Possession
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entail, tie up, settle.
Adjectives
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retaining etc. v.
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retentive, tenacious. unforfeited, undeprived, undisposed, uncommunicated. incommunicable, inalienable
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in strict settlement.