hold off at English => English (Moby Thesaurus II) Of Explained:

129 Moby Thesaurus words for "hold off":
abstain, adjourn, be dilatory, beat back, beat off, blench, block,
boggle, brush off, chase, chase away, chase off, check, continue,
counter, cut, defer, delay, demur, dismiss, dispense with,
do without, drag out, drive away, drive back, extend, falter, fend,
fend off, fight shy of, filibuster, flinch, forbear, forgo,
gain time, hang, hang back, hang fire, hang off, hang up,
have qualms, hesitate, hinder, hold at bay, hold back, hold over,
hold up, keep at bay, keep back, keep in hand, keep off, lay aside,
lay by, lay over, let alone, make bones about, make time,
not touch, not use, obstruct, pack off, parry, pause, pigeonhole,
play for time, postpone, procrastinate, prolong, prorogate,
prorogue, protract, pull back, push aside, push back, put,
put aside, put back, put off, put on ice, quail, rebuff, rebut,
recess, recoil, refrain, refuse, repel, repulse, reserve, save,
scruple, send away, send off, send packing, set aside, set by,
shelve, shift off, shrink, shy, shy at, sleep on, snub, spare,
spurn, stall, stall for time, stall off, stand over, stave off,
stay, stick at, stickle, stooge around, stop, strain, stretch out,
suspend, table, take a recess, talk against time, temporize,
thrust back, turn aside, turn back, waive, ward off, waver,
wince

hold off at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:

hold off
v 1: fight to a stand-off; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold
the Broncos back"
2: wait before acting [syn: {wait}, {hold back}]

hold off at English (WD) Of Explained:

==English==

Verb

Inter: en-verb » head=hold off|holds off|holding off|held off

Inter: idiomatic » transitive To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.

1. : Lets try to hold off the lawyers until we are ready for them.''
2. Inter: idiomatic » transitive To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).
3. : Hold off the decision one more day so I can answer your question.
4. : Hold off baking until I get there.
5. Inter: idiomatic » intransitive To delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).
6. : Hold off on baking until I get there.

   Translations

   Inter: trans-top » to delay someone or something

Russian: Inter: t+ » ru|откладывать|tr=otkládyvat'

Inter: trans-mi » d

• Spanish: Inter: t+ » es|posponer, Inter: t- » es|retrasar

Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » to delay commencing

• Russian: Inter: t+ » ru|откладывать|tr=otkládyvat'

Inter: trans-mi » d

Spanish: Inter: t+ » es|posponer

Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » To delay commencing an action

• Russian: Inter: t+ » ru|откладывать|tr=otkládyvat'

Inter: trans-mi » d

Spanish: Inter: t+ » es|posponer

Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: checktrans-to » p

• Inter: ttbc » is: Biða með það
• Inter: ttbc » pt: Reter

Inter: trans-botto » m
Category: Category:English phrasal verbs -
Category: Category:English phrasal verbs with particle (off) -
Translation: et » hold off
Translation: gl » hold off
Translation: pl » hold off

Related words:

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