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— English words —

• hold␣the␣ring v. (Sports, theater, obsolete) To maintain order among spectators encircling participants in a prizefight…
• hold␣the␣ring v. To be a spectator at a fight; (figuratively) to watch other people argue.
• hold␣the␣ring v. (Chiefly Britain, idiomatic) To oversee a situation while attempting to remain uninvolved in it.
• hold␣the␣ring v. (Sports) Of a prizefighter: to hold one’s own during a fight; to continue winning a series of fights.

37 English words from 4 English definitions

among argue attempting Britain Chiefly continue during encircling fight fights figuratively hold idiomatic in␣it maintain obsolete Of␣a one order other oversee own participants people prizefight prizefighter remain series situation spectator spectators Sports theater uninvolved watch while winning

21 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

DTH Eri. Erin Érin her Her HoL hol- hold ing -ing -ïng old OLD 'old rin ring Ring the the- theri-

12 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

DLO GNI ire IrE IRE Ire. Loh LOH NIR N.␣Ir. N.Ire. reh

2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

holds␣the␣ring thresholding

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

held␣the␣ring

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

holds␣the␣ring

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