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hold off

— verb resist and fight to a standoff Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off — verb (= wait) wait before acting the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment

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hold back wait keep back hang up delay keep off withstand table sustain stem stay away stand off stall spin out spin resist repress refrain put off put back prolong procrastinate postpone keep up keep at a distance keep at intercept hold up hold someone at bay hold out hold at bay hold at hang back force back extend drag one’s heels drag one’s feet deter defer curb constrain assert oneself assert

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