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hold tight

hold tight verb: to hold onto something securely or closely.

Verb

hold tight (third-person singular simple present holds tight, present participle holding tight, simple past and past participle held tight)

  1. (literally) To hold onto something securely or closely.
    • Hold tight to that vase, and don't drop it.
    • Hold tight to me: the bus is going round a sharp bend.
    Synonyms:
    clasp, grasp, grip
  2. (figuratively) To remain patient, until a specified event occurs.
    • Hold tight, I will go and look for your orders in our back room.

Interjection

  1. (UK, slang) A phrase used to shout out or show appreciation for someone, often in the context of music, especially grime or drum and bass scenes.
    • Hold tight Asznee, he's got the pumpy.

Synonyms of hold tight

Forms of hold tight

third-person singular presentholds tight
present participleholding tight
past participleheld tight
pastheld tight

Questions about hold tight

What does hold tight mean?
Hold tight means to hold onto something securely or closely.
What part of speech is hold tight?
Hold tight can be a verb or an interjection.
What is the past tense of hold tight?
The past tense of hold tight is held tight.

Words near hold tight in the dictionary

  1. hold the purse strings
  2. hold the reins
  3. hold the ring
  4. hold the road
  5. hold the stage
  6. hold tight
  7. hold time
  8. hold times
  9. hold to
  10. hold to account
  11. hold to ransom

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