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hold it

hold it verb: wait a minute; stop.

Verb

hold it (third-person singular simple present holds it, present participle holding it, simple past and past participle held it)

  1. (imperative) Wait a minute; stop.
    • Hold it. What did you say his name was?
    Synonyms:
    stop, hang on, hold up
  2. To wait to urinate or defecate despite present urgency.
    • Can't you hold it until the next gas station?
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, it.

Synonyms of hold it

Forms of hold it

third-person singular presentholds it
present participleholding it
past participleheld it
pastheld it

Questions about hold it

What does hold it mean?
Hold it means wait a minute; stop.
What part of speech is hold it?
Hold it is a verb.
What is the past tense of hold it?
The past tense of hold it is held it.

Words near hold it in the dictionary

  1. hold hostage
  2. hold in
  3. hold in contempt
  4. hold in derision
  5. hold in hand
  6. hold it
  7. hold it down
  8. hold it in
  9. hold it together
  10. hold luggage
  11. hold my beer

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