hold off

Found in thesaurus: stand firm, hold out, withstand, resist, move, act

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hold off
withstand, fight off; delay, postpone; keep at a distance; refrain from action

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hold off

Verb
1. fight to a stand-off; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos back"
(hypernym) resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
2. wait before acting
(synonym) wait, hold back
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) hold out


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hold off
keep away by force The man was able to hold off the police for several hours before he was arrested.

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hold off
Synonyms and related words:
abstain, adjourn, be dilatory, beat back, beat off, blench, block, boggle, brush off, chase, chase away, chase off, check, continue, counter, cut, defer, delay, demur, dismiss, dispense with, do without, drag out, drive away, drive back, extend, falter, fend, fend off, fight shy of, filibuster, flinch, forbear, forgo, gain time, hang, hang back, hang fire, hang off, hang up, have qualms, hesitate, hinder, hold at bay, hold back, hold over, hold up, keep at bay, keep back, keep in hand, keep off, lay aside, lay by, lay over, let alone, make bones about, make time, not touch, not use, obstruct, pack off, parry, pause, pigeonhole, play for time, postpone, procrastinate, prolong, prorogate, prorogue, protract, pull back, push aside, push back, put, put aside, put back, put off, put on ice, quail, rebuff, rebut, recess, recoil, refrain, refuse, repel, repulse, reserve, save, scruple, send away, send off, send packing, set aside, set by, shelve, shift off, shrink, shy, shy at, sleep on, snub, spare, spurn, stall, stall for time, stall off, stand over, stave off, stay, stick at, stickle, stooge around, stop, strain, stretch out, suspend, table, take a recess, talk against time, temporize, thrust back, turn aside, turn back, waive, ward off, waver, wince
  

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hold off
phrv. ยังอยู่ห่างไกล (syn. hang back, hold at)