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Meaning of hold it | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

Wait a minute; stop.
imperative
To wait to urinate or defecate despite present urgency.
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.

See also

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