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      [Verb]  | "hold on" 


      1: to maintain a condition or position : persist

      2: to maintain a grasp on something : hang on

      3: to await something (such as a telephone connection) desired or requested; broadly : wait

      Origin: 13th century ;

      [Verb]  | "hold out" 


      1: to remain unsubdued or unyielding; also : to continue to function or be available : last

      2: to refuse to go along with others in a concerted action or to come to an agreement

      3: to present as something realizable : proffer

      Origin: circa 1556 ;

      [Idiom]  | "put a hold on" 


      1: to order that something is to be kept for a particular person or time

      [Idiom]  | "hold/hang on a minute" 


      1: —used to tell someone to wait or to stop for a brief time

      2: —used to express surprise or disbelief

      [Idiom]  | "hold/hang on a moment" 


      1: —used to tell someone to wait or to stop for a brief time

      [Idiom]  | "hold off on" 


      1: to decide that (something) will happen at a later time : to postpone

      [Verb]  | "hold on" 


      1: to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state;


        * e.g., " ... the ancient beliefs still held on in remote mountain villages "




      2: to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something;


        * e.g., " ... hold on a minute—it's not your turn "



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      [Verb]  | "hold off (on)" 


      1: to assign to a later time;


        * e.g., " ... we held off on accepting the invitation in the hopes that something better would come along "



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      [Verb]  | "hold out" 


      1: to continue to operate or to meet one's needs;


        * e.g., " ... we hoped our supply of firewood would hold out until power was restored "




      [Phrase]  | "hold on to" 


      1: to keep in one's mind or heart;


        * e.g., " ... She still holds on to that feeling. "




      2: to have or keep in one's hands;


        * e.g., " ... I can hold on to your grocery bags while you open the door. "



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      3: to continue to have in one's possession or power;


        * e.g., " ... He's trying to hold on to his position as chairman. "



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       [ "hold on" ]

      1: A phrase used to perplex, confuse, and annoy a person who really wants to talk to you. It can also be used to reroute the conversation in a direction more suiting to your interests by making the other person forget the original topic.

        * e.g.,  ... Amanda said, "I have something really important to tell you. 

       [ "hold on" ]

      1: When you're making a phone call in New York City, this phrase usually means that the person on the other line isn't putting you on hold to help you, but to either talk to another customer or to make a personal call.

        * e.g.,  ... Hold on...(you're waiting ten minutes on the phone)... 

       [ "Hold on" ]

      1: A phrase used on the phone to hang up or put the other person on hold for an little amount of time. It indicates that they are going to call back.

        * e.g.,  ... “Hold on, my sister is calling. I’ll call you right back.” 

       [ "Hold It" ]

      1: When someone is wrong or says a dumb comment. “Yeah you can Hold It”

        * e.g.,  ... “You can Hold It” 

       [ "Hold It" ]

      2: “Hold It”

       [ "Hold It" ]

      3: “Hold that L”

       [ "holding" ]

      1: To have drugs to sell

        * e.g.,  ... Buyer - Yo, You Holding? 

       [ "holding it in" ]

      1: Holding in a piss or a shit, often on a road trip. A necessary life skill.

        * e.g.,  ... Jeff was holding it in on the bus ride; he really had to piss! 

       [ "holding" ]

      1: Possessing drugs for available for sale.

        * e.g.,  ... "I'm 'holding' if you wanna give me a call sometime." 

       [ "Hold It!" ]

      1: 1) What attorneys (usually the defense) say during a cross-examination when they question the witness in the Ace Attorney series

        * e.g.,  ... 1) Phoenix: Hold it! About what time would you say this occured? 

       [ "Hold It!" ]

      2: 2) What a person says to stop something from happening in the Ace Attorney series (a voice clip usually won’t play)

        * e.g.,  ... 2) Maya: Hold it! Lotta, your testimony stinks! 

       [ "hold it" ]

      1: another way of sayin, 'goodbye', 'lata' or '1'

        * e.g.,  ... 1st person: im gon, meet me 2moro ye xx 

       [ "holding" ]

      1: Having drugs to sell

        * e.g.,  ... Yea im holdin' also see holdin 

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