vverb.competitionresist and fight to a standoffExamples:- Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off
Hypernyms:hold out resist stand firm withstand
Inherited Hypernyms:hold offresistfightcontend
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.stativewait before actingSynset:hold back wait
Examples:- the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment
Derivationally Related Form:waitwaiter
Hypernyms:act move
Inherited Hypernyms:waitact
Direct Hyponyms:delayhold out
Full Troponyms:calldelayhem and hawhesitateholdhold outpostponeprobateprocrastinatereprievescruplesuspend
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s VERB-ing | Somebody ---s | They --- a long time (apply to: hold off, hold back) | They --- to move (apply to: wait)