retention
Roget category 781
5. Words relating to the voluntary powers› 5.9. Possessive relations
›› 5.9.1. Property in general
#781.
Retention
noun
retention —
retaining
etc.
v. —
keep,
detention,
custody —
tenacity,
firm hold,
grasp,
gripe,
grip,
iron grip.
fangs,
teeth,
claws,
talons,
nail,
unguis,
hook,
tentacle,
tenaculum —
bond
etc.
(vinculum)
45.
clutches,
tongs,
forceps,
pincers,
nippers,
pliers,
vice.
paw,
hand,
finger,
wrist,
fist,
neaf†,
neif†.
bird in hand —
captive
etc.
754.
verb
retain,
keep —
hold fast one's own,
hold tight one's own,
hold fast one's ground,
hold tight one's ground —
clinch,
clench,
clutch,
grasp,
gripe,
hug,
have a firm hold of.
secure,
withhold,
detain —
hold back,
keep back —
keep close —
husband
etc.
(store)
636 —
reserve —
have in stock,
have on hand,
keep in stock
etc.
(possess)
777 —
entail,
tie up,
settle.
adjective
retaining
etc.
v. —
retentive,
tenacious.
unforfeited†,
undeprived,
undisposed,
uncommunicated.
incommunicable,
inalienable —
in mortmain [Fr.] —
in strict settlement.
phrase
uti possidetis [Lat.].
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