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hold one's ground

hold one's ground verb: synonym of stand one's ground.

Verb

hold one's ground (third-person singular simple present holds one's ground, present participle holding one's ground, simple past and past participle held one's ground)

  1. Synonym of stand one's ground.

Synonyms of hold one's ground

Forms of hold one's ground

third-person singular presentholds one's ground
present participleholding one's ground
past participleheld one's ground
pastheld one's ground

Questions about hold one's ground

What does hold one's ground mean?
Hold one's ground means synonym of stand one's ground.
What part of speech is hold one's ground?
Hold one's ground is a verb.
What is the past tense of hold one's ground?
The past tense of hold one's ground is held one's ground.

Words near hold one's ground in the dictionary

  1. hold on to your hat
  2. hold one's alcohol
  3. hold one's breath
  4. hold one's drink
  5. hold one's fire
  6. hold one's ground
  7. hold one's head above water
  8. hold one's head high
  9. hold one's horses
  10. hold one's jaw
  11. hold one's liquor

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