Hold Off (Verb)
Meaning 1
Wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The football team decided to hold off on revealing their new strategy until the championship game.
- The company will hold off on releasing the new product until after the holidays.
- She asked her friends to hold off on sending her birthday wishes until the big party.
- The town council agreed to hold off on making a decision until all the residents had a chance to speak.
- The researchers chose to hold off on publishing their findings until they gathered more data.
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Meaning 2
Resist and fight to a standoff; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off".
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The defensive team worked together to hold off their opponents in the last quarter of the game.
- Early arrival on the battlefield allowed the well-prepared army to hold the enemy off for several days.
- The star player managed to hold the opposing team's best scorer off for the entire game.
- With their leader wounded, the group was struggling to hold the attackers off for much longer.
- After a long and intense fight, the small team could barely hold their formidable foes off any longer.