VDict - Definition of hold off

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hold off

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Verb

wait before acting
- the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment

resist and fight to a standoff
- Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off

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Synonyms:
wait hold back

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "hold off":
hold off hold up
Words contain "hold off" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
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