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English
Verb
hold it (third-person singular simple present holds it, present participle holding it, simple past and past participle held it)
- (imperative) Wait a minute; stop.
- Synonyms: stop, hang on, hold up
Hold it. What did you say his name was?
- To wait to urinate or defecate despite present urgency.
- Hyponyms: hold one's water, hold one's piss, hold it in
Can't you hold it until the next gas station?
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, it.