hold over

Speech parts

1. hold over - Noun

2. hold over - Verb

Meaning

hold over goods to be sold for the next season

hold back to a later time

intimidate somebody (with a threat)

continue a term of office past the normal period of time

keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

table postpone defer remit shelve prorogue set back put over keep continue hold reserve retard maintain stay
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Antonyms

continue address begin advance decrease resume
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Hypernyms

keep remain continue hold maintain stay

Hyponyms

call hold suspend respite probate reprieve

Related terms

hold over one's head

Examples

People who have no hold over their process of thinking are likely to be ruined by liberty of thought. If thought is immature, liberty of thought becomes a method of converting men into animals. Muhammad Iqbal

Only library books speak with such wordless eloquence of the power good stories hold over us. Stephen King

It's not that I don't know that it's a bad idea. It's that, lately, bad ideas have a particular hold over me. Holly Black

You know I need your love, you got that hold over me. As long as I got your love, you know that I'll never leave. When I wanted you to share my life, I had no doubt in my mind. And it's been you, woman, right down the line. Gerry Rafferty

people who have no hold over their process of thinking ara likely to be ruined by liberty of thought. Muhammad Iqbal

In my early teens, science fiction and fantasy had an almost-total hold over my imagination. Their outcast status was part of their appeal. Hari Kunzru

Close letter words and terms

hold out for hold out on hold out the olive branch hold over one's head hold position hold positions