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HOLD THE LINE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hold the phone line open
Example:
Please hang on while I get your folder
Synonyms:
hang on; hold on; hold the line
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "hold the line" is one way to...):
await; expect; look; wait (look forward to the probable occurrence of)
"Hold the line" entails doing...:
call; call up; phone; ring; telephone (get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone)
Domain category:
telephone; telephony (transmitting speech at a distance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "hold the line" is one way to...):
conserve; keep up; maintain; preserve (keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s on something
