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hold off verb abandon, abdicate, abjure, abstain, avoid, cease, cede, deny oneself, desist from, dispense with, disposed of, do without, drop, eschew, fast, forbear, forfeit, forego, forgo, forswear, give up, give up on, go without, hold back, lay down, leave off, let alone, make do without, not use, pass up, refrain, release, relinquish, reserve, resign, sacrifice, shun, surrender, waive, withhold, write off, yield, yield up
Associated concepts: forego interest owed, forego opportunity

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abdicate abstention cease counter defer doubt forbear forego Friend put his name on bank acct., now friend is forging stolen checks lay aside marked off the calendar parry pass up pause postpone Received oral promotion, never promoted resist stave toll			hold in belief hold in captivity hold in check hold in constraint hold in contempt hold in custody hold in derision hold in despite hold in disrespect hold in esteem hold in leash hold in legal custody hold in line hold in one’s grasp hold in possession hold in preventive custody hold in regard hold in restraint hold in subjection hold in thrall hold in view hold intercourse hold liable hold no brief for hold not to be true hold off hold office hold on hold on property hold one’s ground hold ones own hold opposite views hold out hold out allurement hold out hope hold over hold possession hold prisoner hold questionable hold responsible hold responsible for hold spellbound hold sway over hold the advantage hold the attention hold the chair hold the interest of hold the opinion hold the reins hold tight hold to blame			Hold Item List hold lamp hold liable hold liquor Hold Me (Weezer song) Hold Me (Weezer song) Hold Me Back Hold Me Back Hold Me Close Hold Me Down Hold Me Tight Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me hold mode Hold Model hold mouth the right way Hold My Unicorn hold no brief for hold no brief for hold no terrors for hold no terrors for hold no terrors for hold no terrors for hold nose hold nose hold nose hold nose hold nose hold nose hold not to be true hold of hold off hold off doing Hold Off Normal hold offer an olive branch hold office hold on hold on hold on hold on hold on hold on hold on Hold On (disambiguation) Hold On (disambiguation) Hold On (Song) Hold On (Song) Hold on A Minute Hold On A Second Hold on for a minute! hold on for dear life hold on like grim death hold on property Hold on to your hat! Hold On! Hold On! hold one's own hold one’s ground hold ones own hold oneself together hold onto Hold Onto Prayer Everyday

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