1. A prescribed procedure to be followed routinely
   - standing operating procedure, standard operating procedure, SOP

Derived forms: standard procedures

Type of: operating procedure

• hold forth
• hold in
• hold it
• hold off
• hold on
• hold one's own
• hold open
• hold still for
• hold sway
• hold the line
• hold tight
• hold water
• hold your horses
• hold-down
• holdall
• holder
• holdfast
• holding
• holding cell
• holding company
• holding device
• holding paddock
• holding pattern
• holding pen
• holding yard