Collocations for hold - noun

firm, tight
He still had me in a tight hold.

catch, get, grab, grasp, seize, take
Take hold of the handle and give it a hard pull.

have, keep
He kept a firm hold on my hand.

lose
He lost his hold on the rock and was swept away by the tide.

tighten | relax, release
She finally released her hold on me.

~ on
He tightened his hold on her.

firm, powerful, strong, tight
He still has a firm hold on the party.

increasing | fragile, tenuous, weak
Her hold on power was now quite tenuous.

have | lose
The allies lost their hold on northern France.

consolidate, strengthen, tighten
Enemy forces have consolidated their hold on the northern province.

break, weaken
an attempt to break the hold of the Church

~ on
This had weakened his hold on power.

~ over
He no longer had any hold over her.