hold it

English

Verb

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

(imperative) Wait a minute; stop.
Hold it. What did you say his name was?
To wait to excrete when one needs to.
Can't you hold it until the next gas station?
Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see hold,‎ it.

Synonyms

(stop): hang on, hold up
(to wait to excrete):

Hyponyms

(to wait to excrete): hold one's water

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