'hold over' definitions:
Definition of 'hold over'
(from WordNet)
verb
Intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"
verb
Hold over goods to be sold for the next season [syn: carry over, hold over]
verb
Keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
verb
Continue a term of office past the normal period of time
verb
Synonyms of 'hold over'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjourn,
- continue,
- defer,
- delay,
- drag out,
- extend,
- hang fire,
- hang up,
- hold off,
- hold up,
- lay aside,
- lay by,
- lay over,
- pigeonhole,
- postpone,
- prolong,
- prorogate,
- prorogue,
- protract,
- push aside,
- put aside,
- put off,
- put on ice,
- recess,
- reserve,
- set aside,
- set by,
- shelve,
- shift off,
- sleep on,
- stand over,
- stave off,
- stay,
- stretch out,
- suspend,
- table,
- take a recess,
- waive
Words containing 'hold over'
- 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 off,
- hold out,
- hold out on,
- 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