1. Hold firmly
   - grasp 
2. Stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
   "Hold on a moment!"
   - stop 
3. Be persistent, refuse to stop
   - persevere, persist, hang in, hang on 
4. Hold the phone line open
   - hang on, hold the line 
5. Retain possession of
   - keep

Derived forms: holds on, holding on, held on

Type of: await, bear on, break, carry on, continue, expect, have, have got, hold, interrupt, look, preserve, take hold, uphold, wait

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