Hold over - definition, transcription
Amer.
|həʊld ˈəʊvər|
Brit.
|həʊld ˈəʊvə|
verb
- intimidate somebody (with a threat)
- hold over goods to be sold for the next season (syn: carry over)
- keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
- continue a term of office past the normal period of time
- hold back to a later time (syn: defer, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table)
- hold over goods to be sold for the next season (syn: carry over)
- keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
- continue a term of office past the normal period of time
- hold back to a later time (syn: defer, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table)
Extra examples
The concert was held over till the next week because of the singer's illness.
...the golf tournament had to be held over until the line of thunderstorms had passed through...
They refused to relinquish their hold over this area.
Her brother has always had a strong hold over her.
I realized that the woman had a hold over my father.
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