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Verb
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To assume responsibility in another's absence
deputiseUK
deputizeUS
fill in
stand in
take over
act as deputy
act as stand-in
do duty
sit in
substitute
act as substitute
be a locum
be a substitute
do a locum
mind things
pinch-hit
take charge
understudy
attend to things
look after things
step into the breach
take care of things
act in someone's place
take somebody's place
sub
replace
cover
take the place of
double
relieve
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“Susan quickly asks her colleague to hold the fort while she pops outside for a moment.”
Verb
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Resist attack
hold the line
block
check
hang on
hinder
keep at bay
obstruct
resist attack
stop
Verb
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To take somebody's place
sit in for
cover for
substitute for
deputize for
fill in for
pinch-hit for
stand in for
sub for
be a substitute for
take the place of
act as stand-in for
fill in
substitute
stand in
sub
relieve
understudy
replace
act for
cover
pinch-hit
step in
represent
take over from
take over
be a locum for
step into the breach
deputizeUS
double for
speak on behalf of
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Verb
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To assume control or responsibility
take charge
take control
take over
take the reins
assume responsibility
assume control
take command
take up the baton
step in
come to power
assume responsibility of
take command of
take the reins of
assume control of
assume responsibility for
deal with
take control of
take on
take up the baton for
take responsibility of
take charge of
assume
shoulder
take up
gain control of
undertake
bear
handle
be elevated to
accept
manage
come to power over
Verb
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To remain in a specified state or position
stay
remain
wait
linger
bide
tarry
abide
loiter
stand
dwell
hover
rest
settle
stick
await
dally
hang
pause
reside
stop
halt
lodge
bunk
continue
delay
endure
lag
nest
outstay
perch
roost
squat
hang around
stay put
stick around
hang about
hold on
hang round
sit tight
sweat it out
wait around
be left
establish oneself
establish yourself
hang on
hang out
keep on
stay out
put down roots
remain behind
stay behind
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Adjective
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Stubbornly, and usually unreasonably, holding to an opinion, decision or purpose
unbending
inflexible
uncompromising
unyielding
strict
firm
severe
tough
resolute
stubborn
unrelenting
hard-line
immovable
intransigent
unfaltering
adamant
adamantine
bullheaded
determined
dogged
hard
hardened
hardheaded
hardline
hard-nosed
harsh
headstrong
implacable
inconvincible
inexorable
mulish
obdurate
obstinate
opinionated
ossified
pat
pertinacious
perverse
pigheaded
relentless
rigid
self-opinionated
self-willed
stern
stiff-necked
unwavering
wilful
willful
intractable
crisp
doctrinaire
dogmatic
fixed
incompliant
single-minded
unflexible
unswayable
dug in
locked in
standing pat
do or die
hard as nails
hold the line
hold your ground
set in stone
standing one's ground
sticking to one's guns
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hold the fort for
hold the line
hold the line against
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hold the purse strings
hold the reins
hold the attention of
hold that thought
hold that
hold talks
holds your water
holds your tongue
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