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HOLD OVER
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Intimidate somebody (with a threat)
Example:
She was holding it over him
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "hold over" is one way to...):
intimidate (make timid or fearful)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Hold over goods to be sold for the next season
Synonyms:
carry over; hold over
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "hold over" is one way to...):
hold on; keep (retain possession of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
Meaning:
Hold back to a later time
Example:
let's postpone the exam
Synonyms:
defer; hold over; postpone; prorogue; put off; put over; remit; set back; shelve; table
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "hold over" is one way to...):
delay (act later than planned, scheduled, or required)
"Hold over" entails doing...:
reschedule (assign a new time and place for an event)
call off; cancel; scratch; scrub (postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hold over"):
call (stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather)
hold (stop dealing with)
suspend (render temporarily ineffective)
probate (put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence)
reprieve; respite (postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 4
Meaning:
Continue a term of office past the normal period of time
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "hold over" is one way to...):
continue; remain; stay; stay on (continue in a place, position, or situation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
holdover (an official who remains in office after his term)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "hold over" is one way to...):
hold; keep; maintain (cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., 'keep clean')
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
holdover (something that has survived from the past)
