'hold off' definitions:
Definition of 'hold off'
(from WordNet)
Synonyms of 'hold off'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'hold off'
- Hold,
- Hold on,
- Hold up,
- Holding,
- To hold in,
- To hold off,
- To hold on,
- To hold out,
- To hold over,
- To hold to,
- To hold up,
- To hold with,
- hold by,
- hold down,
- hold in,
- hold out,
- hold out on,
- hold over,
- hold with,
- holdings,
- Blanch holding,
- Blench holding,
- Ground hold,
- Holding note,
- Strangle hold,
- To clap hold of,
- To hold a chapel,
- To hold a wager,
- To hold by the button,
- To hold forth,
- To hold good,
- To hold hand,
- To hold in hand,
- To hold in play,
- To hold in pledge,
- To hold one's own,
- To hold pace with,
- To hold tack,
- To hold the tongue,
- To hold together,
- To hold water,
- To lay hold of,
- To lay hold on,
- To take hold of,
- Toe hold,
- cargo hold,
- choke hold,
- get hold,
- get hold of,
- hold back,
- hold cheap,
- hold close,
- hold dear,
- hold everything,
- hold fast,
- hold firm,
- hold forth,
- hold good,
- hold in contempt,
- hold office,
- hold one's own,
- hold open,
- hold still for,
- hold sway,
- hold the line,
- hold tight,
- hold together,
- hold true,
- hold water,
- hold your horses,
- hold-down,
- holding cell,
- holding company,
- holding device,
- holding paddock,
- holding pattern,
- holding pen,
- holding yard,
- scissor hold,
- scissors hold,
- take hold,
- take hold of,
- taking hold,
- wrestling hold,
- To get or to hold In chancery,
- To hold one's day,
- To hold one's peace,
- bank holding company,
- multibank holding company,
- To hold one's nose to the grindstone