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holdoffs

holdoffs is the plural of holdoff.

Meaning of holdoff

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.

Questions about holdoffs

What is holdoffs the plural of?
Holdoffs is the plural of holdoff.

Words near holdoffs in the dictionary

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

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