to+put+on+hold

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• put on hold — put (something) on hold to decide that you will leave an activity until a later time. The project has been put on hold until our financial position improves. (usually passive) …   New idioms dictionary

• put on hold — make one wait on the phone; postpone …   English contemporary dictionary

• put something on hold — put (something) on hold to decide that you will leave an activity until a later time. The project has been put on hold until our financial position improves. (usually passive) …   New idioms dictionary

• hold — hold1 [ hould ] (past tense and past participle held [ held ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 carry ▸ 2 stop someone/something from moving ▸ 3 put arms around someone ▸ 4 (be able to) contain ▸ 5 have ▸ 6 continue in same state ▸ 7 keep/stop something ▸ 8 not… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hold — hold1 W1S1 [həuld US hould] v past tense and past participle held [held] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in your hand/arms)¦ 2¦(event)¦ 3¦(keep something in position)¦ 4¦(job/title)¦ 5¦(keep/store)¦ 6¦(keep something available for somebody)¦ 7¦(keep somebody… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hold*/*/*/ — [həʊld] (past tense and past participle held [held] ) verb I 1) [T] to carry something or someone using your hands or arms Can you hold my bag for a moment?[/ex] Barry was holding a coin between his finger and thumb.[/ex] She was holding a baby… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• hold — hold1 holdable, adj. /hohld/, v., held; held or (Archaic) holden; holding; n. v.t. 1. to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child s hand in his. 2. to set aside; reserve or retain: to… …   Universalium

• hold — I [[t]hoʊld[/t]] v. held, hold•ing, n. 1) to have or keep in the hand; grasp: to hold someone s hand[/ex] 2) to set aside; reserve or retain: to hold a reservation[/ex] 3) to bear, sustain, or support with or as if with the hands or arms 4) to… …   From formal English to slang

• hold something out — EXTEND, proffer, offer, present; outstretch, reach out, stretch out, put out. → hold * * * offer a chance or hope a new drug may hold out hope for patients with lung cancer * * * ˌhold sthˈout derived …   Useful english dictionary

• hold, put sb on - — Wrestlers don t like to be put on hold …   English expressions

• hold up — vt: to make the victim of a holdup: rob at gunpoint Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hold up I …   Law dictionary