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hold on

/ hold on /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
"Hold on a moment!"
Type of:
interrupt break
Derived:
arrest check halt hitch stay
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
hold firmly
Type of:
hold take hold
Kinds of:
cling hang clasp
Derived:
clasp clench clutch clutches grasp
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
retain possession of
"Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"
"She kept her maiden name after she married"
Opposites:
lose
Type of:
have have got hold
Kinds of:
carry over hold over deny refuse withhold
Derived:
retention keeping holding
Verb group:
keep open hold open keep save
See also:
withhold keep back retain hold hold back
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
hold the phone line open
"Please hang on while I get your folder"
Type of:
expect look await
Entails:
call telephone call up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
telephone telephony
verb Sense 5
be persistent, refuse to stop
"he persisted to call me every night"
"The child persisted and kept asking questions"
Type of:
continue uphold carry on
Kinds of:
obstinate ask for it ask for trouble plug plug away
Derived:
doggedness perseverance persistence persistency tenacity
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Something is ----ing PP
Semantic Complexity
58%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
57
Times Searched
3
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interrupt break hold take hold cling hang clasp have have got carry over hold over deny