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hold   
miandrandra ~ to look upright, to hold the head erect; to look up to for help; to be proud or self-confident. ~ to hold the head up; to look up to something
mitangozana ~ to hold, to grasp, to be detained by someone or something

hold (to)   
mihazona ~ to hold, to grasp, to detain. ~ to grasp, to retain
mamahana ~ to hold fast to something, as a balustrade or cord; to place the feet firmly on the ground in supporting anything or resisting any one, or as a cat pulled by the tail clings to the ground with its claws; to rest upon something or some one, as in resting confidently on God; to detain, to prevent from going or being drawn away; to hold to what belongs to another.
mameja ~ [Provincial] to squeeze, to grapple, to hold fast
manaba ~ to hinder, to hold, to impede. (Prov.)
mangehy ~ to hold something fast, to tie, to bind.
mitana ~ to lay hold of; to hold; to arrest (of police)