'Hold on' definitions:
Definition of 'hold on'
From: WordNet
verb
Hold firmly [syn: grasp, hold on]
verb
Stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!" [syn: hold on, stop]
verb
Be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" [syn: persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on]
verb
Hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder" [syn: hang on, hold the line, hold on]
verb
Definition of 'Hold on'
From: GCIDE
- Hold \Hold\, v. i. In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence: [1913 Webster]
- 1. Not to move; to halt; to stop; -- mostly in the imperative. [1913 Webster]
- And damned be him that first cries, "Hold, enough!" --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued. [1913 Webster]
- Our force by land hath nobly held. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist. [1913 Webster]
- While our obedience holds. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- The rule holds in land as all other commodities. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave; -- often with with, to, or for. [1913 Webster]
- He will hold to the one and despise the other. --Matt. vi. 24 [1913 Webster]
- 5. To restrain one's self; to refrain. [1913 Webster]
- His dauntless heart would fain have held From weeping, but his eyes rebelled. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To derive right or title; -- generally with of. [1913 Webster]
- My crown is absolute, and holds of none. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- His imagination holds immediately from nature. --Hazlitt. [1913 Webster]
- Hold on! Hold up! wait; stop; forbear. [Collog] -- {To hold forth}, to speak in public; to harangue; to preach. --L'Estrange.
- To hold in, to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in.
- To hold off, to keep at a distance.
- To hold on, to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on. "The trade held on for many years," --Swift.
- To hold out, to last; to endure; to continue; to maintain one's self; not to yield or give way.
- To hold over, to remain in office, possession, etc., beyond a certain date.
- To hold to or To hold with, to take sides with, as a person or opinion.
- To hold together, to be joined; not to separate; to remain in union. --Dryden. --Locke.
- To hold up. (a) To support one's self; to remain unbent or unbroken; as, to hold up under misfortunes. (b) To cease raining; to cease to stop; as, it holds up. --Hudibras. (c) To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground. --Collier. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hold on'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abide,
- adhere,
- adhere to,
- agglomerate,
- aim,
- aim at,
- await,
- be caught short,
- be short,
- bear up,
- belong,
- bend,
- bide,
- bide the issue,
- bite,
- bucket,
- bucketshop,
- bunch,
- carry on,
- cease not,
- clasp,
- cleave,
- cleave to,
- clench,
- clinch,
- cling,
- cling to,
- clip,
- clot,
- cluster,
- clutch,
- coagulate,
- cohere,
- come up fighting,
- congeal,
- conglomerate,
- continue,
- continue to be,
- dally,
- dawdle,
- defeat time,
- defy time,
- delay,
- deposit margin,
- determine,
- dillydally,
- direct,
- directionize,
- drag on,
- dwell,
- embrace,
- endure,
- exist,
- extend,
- fix,
- fix on,
- freeze to,
- go along,
- go long,
- go on,
- grapple,
- grasp,
- grip,
- gripe,
- grow together,
- hang about,
- hang around,
- hang in,
- hang in there,
- hang on,
- hang on to,
- hang together,
- hang tough,
- hold,
- hold everything,
- hold fast,
- hold on to,
- hold out,
- hold steady,
- hold tight,
- hold together,
- hold up,
- hold your horses,
- hug,
- jog on,
- keep,
- keep going,
- keep hold of,
- keep on,
- last,
- last long,
- last out,
- level at,
- linger,
- live,
- live on,
- live through,
- live through it,
- live with it,
- loiter,
- maintain,
- make a killing,
- make a scoop,
- margin up,
- mark time,
- mass,
- miss the market,
- never cease,
- never let go,
- never say die,
- nip,
- not give up,
- operate,
- overstay the market,
- perdure,
- perennate,
- persist,
- play the market,
- plunge,
- point,
- point at,
- point to,
- present,
- prevail,
- pyramid,
- remain,
- run,
- run on,
- scalp,
- scoop the market,
- set,
- sight on,
- sit tight,
- sit up,
- slog on,
- solidify,
- speculate,
- stag,
- stag the market,
- stagger on,
- stand,
- stand up,
- stay,
- stay it out,
- stay on,
- stay put,
- stay the distance,
- stay up,
- stay with it,
- stick,
- stick around,
- stick it,
- stick it out,
- stick out,
- stick to,
- stick to it,
- stick together,
- stick with it,
- subsist,
- survive,
- sustain,
- take a flier,
- take hold of,
- take time,
- tarry,
- tide over,
- tough it out,
- trade on margin,
- train,
- train upon,
- turn,
- turn upon,
- venture,
- wait,
- wait a minute,
- wait and see,
- wear,
- wear well
Words containing 'Hold on'
- Hold,
- 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 off,
- 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