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View synonyms for hold on

hold on

verb

  1. to maintain a firm grasp

    she held on with all her strength

  2. to continue or persist
  3. foll by to to keep or retain

    hold on to those stamps as they'll soon be valuable

  4. to keep a telephone line open
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


interjection

  1. informal.
    stop! wait!
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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