carry
verb
to hold someone or something using your hands, arms, or body and take them somewhere
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To hold something or someone
hold on
to hold something tightly or carefully so that you do not drop it or do not fall
hang on
to hold tightly to something
clutch
verb
to hold someone or something firmly, for example because you are afraid or in pain, or do not want to lose them
keep hold of something
to not take your hands away from something that you are holding
hold tight
used for telling someone to hold something, so that they do not drop it or so that they do not fall
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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