hold over

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verb

1. intimidate somebody (with a threat) (Freq. 2)
- She was holding it over him
• Hypernyms:
intimidate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. hold over goods to be sold for the next season (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
carry over
• Hypernyms:
keep, hold on
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
• Derivationally related forms:
holdover
• Hypernyms:
keep, maintain, hold
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. continue a term of office past the normal period of time
• Derivationally related forms:
holdover
• Hypernyms:
stay, stay on, continue, remain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
5. hold back to a later time
- let's postpone the exam
• Syn:
postpone, prorogue, put over, table, shelve,
set back, defer, remit, put off
• Derivationally related forms:
putoff (for: put off), deferment (for: defer), deferral (for: defer), shelver (for: shelve), prorogation (for: prorogue), postponement (for: postpone), postponer (for: postpone)
• Hypernyms:
delay
• Hyponyms:
call, hold, suspend, probate, reprieve, respite
• Entailment:
cancel, call off, scratch, scrub, reschedule
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP