All leave holding the bag antonyms
leave hold·ing the bag
L l verb leave holding the bag
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- assert — If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly.
- challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
- claim — If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
- defy — If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
- treasure — wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
- usurp — to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: The pretender tried to usurp the throne.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- come — When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- defend — If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
- fight — a battle or combat.
- win — to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
- pursue — to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end, object, purpose, etc.).
- assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- maintain — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- retain — to keep possession of.
- wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- unlock — to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
- dawdle — If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
- face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- meet — greatest lower bound
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- unbolt — to open (a door, window, etc.) by or as if by removing a bolt; unlock; unfasten.
- unfasten — to release from or as from fastenings; detach.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.