hold on

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: hold on

1	v	hold firmly
2	v	hold the phone line open

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: hold on

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; latch on
take hold of or attach to; cling, hang
hold on tightly or tenaciously; clasp
hold firmly and tightly; bosom, embrace, hug, squeeze
squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

Antonyms:: lose
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

Types:: show 29 types...; hide 29 types...; carry over, hold over
hold over goods to be sold for the next season; deny, refuse
refuse to let have; deduct, recoup, withhold
retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; preserve, save
to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store
keep or lay aside for future use; store
find a place for and put away for storage; hold, hold back, keep back, retain
secure and keep for possible future use or application; harbor, harbour
keep in one's possession; of animals; enter, put down, record
make a record of; set down in permanent form; garner
store grain; bin
store in bins; keep
store or keep customarily; keep back, withhold
hold back; refuse to hand over or share; dock
deduct from someone's wages; computerise, computerize
store in a computer; conserve, economise, economize, husband
use cautiously and frugally; victual
lay in provisions; mothball
put into long-term storage; reposit
put (something) in a place for storage; wharf
store on a wharf; tank
store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it; loft
store in a loft; warehouse
store in a warehouse; garage
keep or store in a garage; bottle
store (liquids or gases) in bottles; ensile
store in a silo; hold down
keep; accumulate, amass, collect, compile, hoard, pile up, roll up
get or gather together; hive
store, like bees

Type of:: have, have got, hold
have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

Type of:: await, expect, look, wait
look forward to the probable occurrence of

“Hold on a moment!”

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; obstinate
persist stubbornly; ask for it, ask for trouble
persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble; plug, plug away
persist in working hard; follow, stick to, stick with
keep to

Type of:: bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

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