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Noun: holdfast  'hówld,fãst
  1. Restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
    - fastener, fastening, fixing
Verb: hold fast  hówld fãst
  1. Remain stuck to; keep in place
    "Will this wallpaper hold fast to the wall?";
    - adhere, bond, bind, stick, stick to

Derived forms: holds fast, holding fast, held fast, holdfasts

Type of: attach, constraint, restraint

Encyclopedia: Holdfast, Worcestershire

Hold fast

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hold still for
hold sway
hold the line
hold tight
hold up
hold water
hold your horses
holdall
hold-down
holder
holdfast
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holding cell
holding company
holding device
holding paddock
holding pattern
holding pen
holding yard
holdout
holdover