hold on
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(verb) stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"; "We broke at noon" |
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Synonyms: break, stop |
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Related Words: break, interrupt |
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(verb) retain possession of |
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Synonyms: keep |
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Related Words: carry over, conserve, deduct, deny, harbor, harbour, have, have got, hive away, hold, hold, hold back, hold over, keep back, lay in, preserve, put in, recoup, refuse, reserve, retain, salt away, save, stack away, stash away, store, withhold |
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(verb) hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get yoour folder" |
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Synonyms: hang on, hold the line |
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Related Words: await, expect, look, wait |
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(verb) hold firmly |
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Synonyms: grasp, grip |
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Related Words: clasp, cling, hang, hold, take hold |
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(verb) be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" |
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Synonyms: hang in, hang on, persevere, persist |
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Related Words: ask for it, ask for trouble, bear on, carry on, continue, follow, plug, plug away, preserve, stick to, stick with, uphold |
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