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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: hold on (0.00971 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to hold on.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hold on hold on v 1: hold firmly [syn: grasp] 2: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; “Hold on a moment!” [syn: stop] 3: be persistent, refuse to stop; “he persisted to call me every night”; “The child persisted and kept asking questions” [syn: persevere, persist, hang in, hang on ] 4: hold the phone line open; “Please hang on while I get your folder” [syn: hang on, hold the line] 5: retain possession of; “Can I keep my old stuffed animals?”; “She kept her maiden name after she married” [syn: keep] [ant: lose]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hold on Hold \Hold\, v. i. In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence: [1913 Webster] 1. Not to move; to halt; to stop; -- mostly in the imperative. [1913 Webster] And damned be him that first cries, “Hold, enough!” --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued. [1913 Webster] Our force by land hath nobly held. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist. [1913 Webster] While our obedience holds. --Milton. [1913 Webster] The rule holds in land as all other commodities. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 4. Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave; -- often with with, to, or for. [1913 Webster] He will hold to the one and despise the other. --Matt. vi. 24 [1913 Webster] 5. To restrain one's self; to refrain. [1913 Webster] His dauntless heart would fain have held From weeping, but his eyes rebelled. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 6. To derive right or title; -- generally with of. [1913 Webster] My crown is absolute, and holds of none. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] His imagination holds immediately from nature. --Hazlitt. [1913 Webster] Hold on! Hold up! wait; stop; forbear. [Collog] -- To hold forth , to speak in public; to harangue; to preach. --L'Estrange. To hold in, to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in. To hold off, to keep at a distance. To hold on, to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on. “The trade held on for many years,” --Swift. To hold out, to last; to endure; to continue; to maintain one's self; not to yield or give way. To hold over, to remain in office, possession, etc., beyond a certain date. To hold to or To hold with, to take sides with, as a person or opinion. To hold together, to be joined; not to separate; to remain in union. --Dryden. --Locke. To hold up. (a) To support one's self; to remain unbent or unbroken; as, to hold up under misfortunes. (b) To cease raining; to cease to stop; as, it holds up. --Hudibras. (c) To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground. --Collier. [1913 Webster]

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