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Hold the FortTo guard and look after something with care, be watchful of somethingRate it:
hold the lineTo firmly maintain one's viewpoint, principles, or situation; to refuse to change one's practices or plans.Rate it:
hold the lineTo stop a conversation to think about, or reply to someone.Rate it:
hold the phoneStop; wait; woah. What's this? Look at this!.Rate it:
hold the purse stringsTo be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility.Rate it:
hold the reinsTo be in charge, to be in control, as of a business, political organization, or other group.Rate it:
hold the ringTo oversee a situation while attempting to remain uninvolved in it.Rate it:
hold this lUsed to make fun of someone when they say/do something stupid; they take a "L" or a "Loss"Rate it:
hold togetherTo avoid falling apart; to remain connected.Rate it:
hold trueto be true, valid or applicableRate it:
hold trueto remain true, valid or applicable; to applyRate it:
hold upTo wait or delay.Rate it:
hold upTo support or lift.Rate it:
hold upTo withstand; to stand up to; to survive.Rate it:
hold upTo fulfil / fulfill or complete one's part of an agreement.Rate it:
hold upTo rob at gunpoint.Rate it:
hold up asTo purport that is an example of.Rate it:
hold up one's endI'm holding up my end and you had better hold up yours.Rate it:
hold up one's endTo hold up one's end of the bargain; to fulfill one's promise or obligation.Rate it:
hold waterTo withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid.Rate it:
hold with the hare and run with the houndsTo oppose an action or behavior and yet engage in the same action or behavior; to be a hypocrite.Rate it:
hold with the hare and run with the houndsTo remain neutral by attempting to placate two factions or both sides of a controversy.Rate it:
hold yew hardWait for a moment. Be patient.Rate it:
hold your fireDo not discharge your weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder, now sometimes used to mean any weapon launching a projectile.Rate it:
hold your fireWait, don't retaliate, calm down, be quiet.Rate it:
hold your head highStand erect, shoulders back, head high for actions taken over, up and beyond the ordinary response to the challenge.Rate it:
Hold Your HorsesTo be patient, to relax and slow down your pace, to waitRate it:
hold-up playA play where an attacker retains possession of the ball, while the teammates can move up the field.Rate it:
holder newtStand by, Stand Fast!, Don't Move, Hold EverythingRate it:
holding patternA path taken by an aircraft waiting to land.Rate it:
holding patternAny failure to advance; useless or unproductive activity.Rate it:
holeA hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure.Rate it:
holeIn games.Rate it:
holeAn excavation pit or trench.Rate it:
holeA weakness, a flawRate it:
holeA container or receptacle.Rate it:
holeIn semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.Rate it:
holeA security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit.Rate it:
holeAn orifice, in particular the anus. When used with shut it always refers to the mouth.Rate it:
holeSex, or a sex partner.Rate it:
holeSolitary confinement, a high-security prison cell often used as punishment.Rate it:
holeAn undesirable place to live or visit; a hovel.Rate it:
holeDifficulty, in particular, debt.Rate it:
holeA chordless cycle in a graph.Rate it:
hole in oneA round that is completed by sinking the ball in a single shot or attempt, with one hit.Rate it:
hole in oneAny rare, wonderful, or remarkable accomplishment.Rate it:
hole outTo complete a hole by sinking the ball.Rate it:
hole upTo hide.Rate it:
holla atTo call on a telephone; to contact or maintain contact with.Rate it:
holla atTo express romantic or sexual interest in a woman.Rate it:

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