to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place
to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
an intellectual hold or understanding
the act of grasping
hold fast or firmly
worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
free from obligations or duties
go off or discharge
eliminate (a substance)
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
cause to go off
release from military service
a substance that is emitted or released
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
the act of discharging a gun
the act of venting
the pouring forth of a fluid
become empty or void of its content
a formal written statement of relinquishment
complete or carry out
pour forth or release
remove the charge from
the sudden giving off of energy
