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Words with the same meaning
- adhere to
- arrest
- be unflappable
- bear up
- bite
- bridle
- check
- clasp
- cleave to
- clench
- clinch
- cling
- cling like ivy
- clip
- clutch
- come up fighting
- constrain
- contain
- control
- cool
- cool off
- curb
- curtail
- decelerate
- dig in
- dompt
- embrace
- enjoin
- freeze to
- get home free
- govern
- grapple
- grasp
- grip
- gripe
- guard
- hang in
- hang in there
- hang on
- hang on to
- hang tough
- hinder
- hold
- hold at bay
- hold back
- hold in
- hold in check
- hold in leash
- hold on
- hold on to
- hold out
- hold tight
- hold up
- hug
- inhibit
- keep
- keep back
- keep from
- keep hold of
- keep in
- keep in check
- keep under control
- lay under restraint
- live through it
- live with it
- never let go
- never say die
- nip
- not budge
- not give up
- prohibit
- pull
- pull in
- rein
- rein in
- remain firm
- restrain
- retard
- retrench
- ride it out
- set back
- slow down
- snub
- stand fast
- stand firm
- stand no nonsense
- stand pat
- stand the gaff
- stand up
- stay it out
- stay put
- stay the distance
- stay with it
- stick
- stick close
- stick fast
- stick it
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick to
- stick to it
- stick with it
- straiten
- take what comes
- tough it out
- weather
- weather the storm
- withhold
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