Definitions for hold off
hold off

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hold offverb

   resist and fight to a standoff

   "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off"

2. wait, hold off, hold backverb

   wait before acting

   "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hold offverb

   To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.

2. hold offverb

   To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).

3. hold offverb

   To delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).

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1. hold off

   "Hold off" is a phrasal verb that generally means to delay doing something, often in expectation of a more favorable circumstance or outcome. It can also mean to keep something or someone at bay or restrict them from approaching or attacking. In weather context, it could mean to stop or pause temporarily. Its specific interpretation usually depends on the context in which it is used.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hold off

   The keeping the hove-in part of a cable or hawser clear of the capstan.

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Withstand

How to pronounce hold off?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say hold off in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hold off in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hold off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of hold off in a Sentence

1. Joshua Duitz:

   The day was a good commercial or infomercial for Brazil. Rousseff was saying the right things. However, the next step is to see what they implement... I'm mildly optimistic on Brazil after listening today, but I'll hold off on my final judgment for now, as an investor, if the new infrastructure projects actual rate of returns match up with investors' expectations that will tell me they are serious about utilizing the private sector to invest in infrastructure projects.

2. Brian Walsh:

   I think no matter which party controls the White House, during a presidential year everything is overtaken by that election, i think both parties are in a wait-and-see mode in terms of who is going to control the White House in the following year. I think it's only prudent to hold off on big issues like this and see where things are in 12 months.

3. Ian Nakamoto:

   Fear of higher rates is the topic of the day. That's why people are backing off a little bit, i still think there's a lot of slack in the economy and (the Fed) should hold off here.

4. Ryan Sweet:

   The prudent risk management approach would argue for them to hold off, but if the Fed was really data dependent there is a very a strong case to raise rates on Thursday.

5. Michael Bennet:

   People are really, really grumpy. I'm grumpy too. I'm not grumpy about White House not being involved on the political side of things. I'm grumpy because we haven't been able to pass legislation that I think would be good for the country, and that we should be able to tell people about so that we can hold off a beginning of a return to Donald Trump, donald Trump'd be a lot better off and we would be having Donald Trump spend Donald Trump time out in the country talking to people than stuck in Washington talking to people about legislating.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hold off
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hold_Off
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=hold off