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offholds

offholds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of offhold.

Meaning of offhold

Verb

offhold (third-person singular simple present offholds, present participle offholding, simple past offheld, past participle offheld or offholden)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To retain.
  2. (intransitive) To hold off; prevent; refrain; avoid; shun.
    • A scleral rim should be maintained in contact lenses to off-hold and balance the corneal portion from the cornea, preventing exertion of any pressure.1950, Washington Institute of Medicine, General practice clinics

Questions about offholds

What is offholds the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Offholds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of offhold.

Words near offholds in the dictionary

  1. offhandedly
  2. offhandedness
  3. offheld
  4. offhold
  5. offholding
  6. offholds
  7. officah
  8. offical
  9. offically
  10. office
  11. Office action

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