1
[ verb ] intimidate somebody (with a threat)

Examples

"She was holding it over him"

Used in print

(Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)

He could tell them his fears of being involved , he could explain what had happened in the old neighborhood and how Mae had misunderstood and how she had held it over him - the scene was complete in his mind at the moment , even to his own jerkings and snivelings , and Ferguson 's silent patience .

Related terms

intimidate

2
[ verb ] hold over goods to be sold for the next season

Synonyms

carry_over

Used in print

(The Miami Herald...)

Dick_Carroll and his accordion ( which we now refer to as `` Freida '' ) held_over at Bahia_Cabana where `` Sir '' Judson_Smith brings_in his calypso capers Oct. 13 .

Related terms

keep

3
[ verb ] keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time

Related terms

keep hangover

4
[ verb ] continue a term of office past the normal period of time

Related terms

stay holdover

5
[ verb ] hold back to a later time

Examples

"let's postpone the exam"

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