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holdoff

holdoff noun: a fixture or attachment intended to prevent direct contact between two objects.

Noun

holdoff (plural holdoffs)

  1. A fixture or attachment intended to prevent direct contact between two objects.
    • The ladder holdoff enabled him to clean the gutters easily without the ladder's weight damaging them.
  2. A delay or forbearance.
    • There was a three-month holdoff in the decision.

Forms of holdoff

pluralholdoffs

Origin of holdoff

Deverbal from hold off.

Questions about holdoff

What does holdoff mean?
Holdoff means a fixture or attachment intended to prevent direct contact between two objects.
What part of speech is holdoff?
Holdoff is a noun.
What is the plural of holdoff?
The plural of holdoff is holdoffs.

Words near holdoff in the dictionary

  1. holdless
  2. holdlessness
  3. holdman
  4. Holdmans
  5. holdmen
  6. holdoff
  7. holdoffs
  8. Holdorf
  9. Holdorfs
  10. holdout
  11. holdouts

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