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Verb hold on has 5 senses
- grasp, hold on - hold firmly
--1 is one way to hold, take hold
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- hold on, stop - stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"
--2 is one way to interrupt, break
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on - be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
--3 is one way to continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- hang on, hold the line, hold on - hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder"
--4 is one way to expect, look, await, wait
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
--5 is one way to have, have got, hold
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
=> Somebody ----s PP
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