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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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He also won one of the annual quarterback awards, but some feel he holds on to the ball too long and have questioned his arm strength and athleticism.

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The review found a detective constable leading the Merseyside grooming investigation had held on to the file even when they were transferred out of the PVP team to help another unit with its workload.

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“I held on to them because I was having conversations with different institutions so they could collect them, care for them and display them.”

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Rounds two and three are held on Friday, with rounds four to seven on Saturday.

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“My thought is that this bill is a way for the utility companies to try to hold on a little bit longer and slow the adoption of solar.”

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