Akademik

hold off
verb
1. resist and fight to a standoff (Freq. 3)
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Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off

• Hypernyms: ↑resist, ↑hold out, ↑withstand, ↑stand firm
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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

• Syn: ↑wait, ↑hold back
• Derivationally related forms: ↑wait (for: ↑wait), ↑waiter (for: ↑wait)
• Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move
• Hyponyms: ↑hold out, ↑delay
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s VERB-ing

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They hold off a long time


Useful english dictionary. 2012.