relinquish hold

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• Hold — Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed, tend… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• relinquish — [ri liŋ′kwish] vt. [LME relinquissen < extended stem of OFr relinquir < L relinquere < re , from + linquere, to leave: see LOAN] 1. to give up; abandon (a plan, policy, etc.) 2. to renounce or surrender (something owned, a right, etc.) 3 …   English World dictionary

• hold — vb 1 hold back, withhold, reserve, detain, retain, *keep, keep back, keep out Analogous words: *restrain, inhibit, curb, check: preserve, conserve, *save Contrasted words: *relinquish, surrender, abandon, resign, yield 2 …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• relinquish — [v] give up, let go abandon, abdicate, abnegate, back down, cast, cast off, cede, cut loose*, desert, discard, ditch*, drop, drop like hot potato*, drop out, dump*, forbear, forgo, forsake, forswear, hand over, kick, kiss goodbye*, lay aside,… …   New thesaurus

• leave hold —  Relinquish hold …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• hold — I n. grip 1) to catch, get, grab, lay, seize, take hold of 2) to keep hold of 3) to relax one s hold 4) a firm, strong hold type of wrestling grip 5) to break a hold control, domination 6) to relinquish one s hold 7) a hold over (they refused to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• relinquish — verb (T) formal to let someone else have your position, power, or rights, especially unwillingly: The Duke was obliged to relinquish all rights and claims to the territory. | relinquish sth to sb: He refused to relinquish sovereignty to his son.… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• relinquish — UK [rəˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms relinquish : present tense I/you/we/they relinquish he/she/it relinquishes present participle relinquishing past tense relinquished past participle relinquished formal to give up your power,… …   English dictionary

• relinquish — re|lin|quish [ rə lıŋkwıʃ ] verb transitive FORMAL to give up your power, position, or an advantage, especially when you do not want to do this: She was forced to relinquish her leadership. relinquish your hold on something (=to lose control of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• relinquish — relinquisher, n. relinquishment, n. /ri ling kwish/, v.t. 1. to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne. 2. to give up; put aside or desist from: to relinquish a plan. 3. to let go; release: to relinquish one s …   Universalium

• hold — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abduction, abide, abort, absorb, absorb the attention, abstain, accent, accent mark, accommodate, account, account as, accumulate, acropolis, adhere, adhere to, adjudge, adjudicate, admit, advance, advantage,… …   Moby Thesaurus