hold on

1. Hold firmly (synset 201218568)
   is a type of: hold, take hold - have or hold in one's hands or grip
   subtypes:

   • latch on - take hold of or attach to
   • cling, hang - hold on tightly or tenaciously
   • clasp - hold firmly and tightly
   same as: grasp
2. Stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments (synset 200363263)
   "Hold on a moment!"
   is a type of: break, interrupt - terminate
   same as: stop
3. Be persistent, refuse to stop (synset 200351115)
   "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
   is a type of: bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
   subtypes:

   • obstinate - persist stubbornly
   • ask for it, ask for trouble - persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble
   • plug, plug away - persist in working hard
   • follow, stick to, stick with - keep to
   same as: hang in, hang on, persevere, persist
4. Hold the phone line open (synset 200792171)
   "Please hang on while I get your folder"
   referred to in: telephone, telephony - transmitting speech at a distance
   entail: call, call up, phone, ring, telephone - get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
   is a type of: await, expect, look, wait - look forward to the probable occurrence of
   same as: hang on, hold the line
5. Retain possession of (synset 202207166)
   "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
   is a type of: have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
   subtypes:

   • carry over, hold over - hold over goods to be sold for the next season
   • deny, refuse - refuse to let have
   • deduct, recoup, withhold - retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
   • preserve, save - to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
   • hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store - keep or lay aside for future use
   • store - find a place for and put away for storage
   • hold, hold back, keep back, retain - secure and keep for possible future use or application
   • harbor, harbour - keep in one's possession; of animals
   same as: keep
   verb group: hold open, keep, keep open, save - retain rights to

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