hold over

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Misspelling of holdover. alt-of,misspelling
动词 v.
  1. (Of a resource) To support or sustain someone for a limited period. idiomatic,sometimes,transitive
    — These crisps should hold me over until supper.
  2. To save, delay. idiomatic,transitive
    — We will have to hold over these files until tomorrow.
  3. To remain in office, possession, residency etc., beyond a certain date. intransitive
    — We should hold over this report until the new department lead comes in.
  4. To be in a position to harm (someone); to have damaging information on (someone). transitive
    — He's holding those allegations over my head.

词形变化

holds over present,singular,third-person holding over participle,present held over participle,past held over past
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