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Meaning of hold it | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Wait a minute; stop.
    imperative
  2. To wait to urinate or defecate despite present urgency.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, it.

Examples

“Hold⟳ it. What did you say⟳ his name⟳ was?”
“Can't you hold⟳ it until the next gas station?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hold it down hold it in hold it together hold off hold on hold one's alcohol

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