hold open

Related

propSupport or stage item
wedgeTapered splitting tool
doorstopKeeps entryways ajar
ajarPartially open
crackNarrow break or attempt

gap · entrance · threshold · waiting · courtesy · passage · hinge · jamb · swing · unlocked · welcome · access · brace · stick · wedged · doorway · invite · gesture

Opposites

door/passage state

hold openshut

To close firmly

close · slam shut · seal · block · lock

temporal availability

hold openforeclose

Reclaim mortgaged property

close off · shut down · terminate · end · cancel

physical restraint of objects

hold openrelease

To let go

let go · press together

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