to put on hold
121hold dear — she holds this house dear Syn: cherish, treasure, prize, appreciate, adore, value highly, care for/about; informal put on a pedestal …
122hold out — 1) the small band of weary soldiers held out until reinforcements arrived Syn: persist, last, remain; persevere, continue 2) Celia held out her hands Syn: extend, proffer, offer, present; outstretch, reach out …
123hold still for — verb tolerate or bear (Freq. 1) I won t stand for this kind of behavior! • Syn: ↑stand for • Hypernyms: ↑digest, ↑endure, ↑stick out, ↑stomach, ↑ …
124on hold — 1) if something is on hold, you have stopped it from happening now, but it may happen later put something on hold: After the accident her career had to be put on hold. 2) waiting to speak to someone on the telephone, after your call has been… …
125on hold — ► not being done now, but perhaps being done later: » Any new building has been put on hold until the economy improves. ► not changing or moving: »The dollar is on hold at the same level it was at a year ago. ► COMMUNICATIONS waiting for someone… …
126To hold a wager — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… …
127To hold forth — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… …
128To hold in hand — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… …
