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

   US English

   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

   US English

   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. Don Alway:

   We're doing everything in our power to be transparent, to talk about what's going on so far, but we want to reiterate that individual, single pieces of information and bits of rumors, we're going to hold off on speaking to those until we can collectively come to a conclusion and get you the truth that everybody deserves.

2. Colin Jost:

   Colin Jost does not believe you. Colin Jost thinks you’ve been to all the websites, colin Jost thinks you should hold off on sending out those wedding invites.

3. Ryan Sweet:

   You can make a strong case either way for the Fed to begin raising interest rates or waiting, 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.

4. Tom Cooper:

   The Fed's decision to hold off on the rate rise will be good for M&A in general as it will keep borrowing costs cheaper for longer.

5. Brent Kenyon:

   I'm just telling people to hold off. We need more information, we need to see what the president is going to say about this.

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