hold over

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Noun

hold over

1. Misspelling of holdover.

Verb

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

1. (transitive, sometimes idiomatic) (Of a resource) To support or sustain someone for a limited period.

   These crisps should hold me over until supper.

2. (transitive, idiomatic) To save, delay.

   We will have to hold over these files until tomorrow.

3. (intransitive) To remain in office, possession, etc., beyond a certain date. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

• (to sustain someone): tide over, tide through

Derived terms

• holdover (noun)

Related terms

• hold over one's head

See also

• stopgap

 

Anagrams

• overhold