verb
Meaning 1
Wait a minute; stop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: imperative
Examples
- Hold it. What did you say his name was?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stop, hang on, hold up
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
hold it
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verb
Meaning 2
To wait to urinate or defecate despite present urgency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Can't you hold it until the next gas station?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: hold one's water, hold one's piss, hold it in
verb
Meaning 3
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Translations
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- Ahtna: yaʼatse — Translations