noun
Meaning 1
Misspelling of holdover.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, misspelling
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
hold over
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verb
Meaning 2
(Of a resource) To support or sustain someone for a limited period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, sometimes, transitive
Examples
- These crisps should hold me over until supper.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To save, delay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, transitive
Examples
- We will have to hold over these files until tomorrow.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To remain in office, possession, residency etc., beyond a certain date.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- We should hold over this report until the new department lead comes in.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To be in a position to harm (someone); to have damaging information on (someone).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- He's holding those allegations over my head.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
intimidate somebody (with a threat)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She was holding it over him
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intimidate
verb
Meaning 7
hold over goods to be sold for the next season
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: carry over
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: keep, hold on
verb
Meaning 8
hold back to a later time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- let's postpone the exam
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: postpone, prorogue, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: delay
Narrower terms: call, hold, suspend, probate, reprieve, respite
verb
Meaning 9
continue a term of office past the normal period of time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stay, stay on, continue, remain
verb
Meaning 10
keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: keep, maintain, hold
History
Etymology
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