hold over
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
[edit]- Misspelling of holdover.
Verb
[edit]hold over (third-person singular simple present holds over, present participle holding over, simple past and past participle held over)
- (transitive, sometimes idiomatic) (Of a resource) To support or sustain someone for a limited period.
- These crisps should hold me over until supper.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To save, delay.
- We will have to hold over these files until tomorrow.
- (intransitive) To remain in office, possession, etc., beyond a certain date.
- We should hold over this report until the new department lead comes in.
- (transitive) To be in a position to harm (someone); to have damaging information on (someone).
- He's holding those allegations over my head.
Synonyms
[edit]- (to sustain someone): tide over, tide through, carry through
Derived terms
[edit]- holdover (noun)