hold off

Verb

Meaning

wait before acting

resist and fight to a standoff

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

wait postpone hold back parry keep hold repulse table stop fight block stay delay resist withstand

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Antonyms

flack quicken attack continue face begin

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Hypernyms

move act resist withstand hold out stand firm

Hyponyms

delay hold out

Related terms

fend off hold on hold up hold it forhold

Examples

Let me tell you I am better acquainted with you for a long Absence, as men are with themselves for a long affliction: Absence does but hold off a friend, to make one see him the truer. Alexander Pope

Let me tell you I am better acquainted with you for a long absence, as men are with themselves for a long affliction: absence does but hold off a friend, to make one see him the truer. Ovid

When women hold off from marrying men, we call it independence. When men hold off from marrying women, we call it fear of commitment. Warren Farrell

So in 2000, when we changed the business model and started really focusing on that triangle and putting the customer in the center, we decided we should hold off - we've done enough consolidation; we've got enough critical mass. Sanjay Kumar

See if you can hold off this pack of blood-sucking scavengers. Here's my duelling sword.” The King handed me his own sword! "You have full permission to use it on anyone who looks remotely like a physician. Iain Banks

See if you can hold off this pack of blood-sucking scavengers. Here's my duelling sword. Iain Banks

Close letter words and terms

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