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mainstay(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
5
shore(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
5
stay(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
3
bear(verb, hold, maintain, stay)
3
hold(verb, maintain, uphold, reinforce)
2
cradle(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
2
hold up(verb, expression, hold, maintain, stay)
2
keep up(verb, expression, hold, maintain, stay)
2
shore up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
shoulder(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
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undergird(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
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be a foundation for(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
1
bed(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
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bottom(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
1
embed(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
1
found(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
1
ground(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
1
keep from falling(verb, expression, idiom, hold, maintain)
1
poise(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
1
stand(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
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