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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Hold \Hold\, v. i.
     In general, to keep one's self in a given position or
     condition; to remain fixed. Hence:
     [1913 Webster]
  
     1. Not to move; to halt; to stop; -- mostly in the
        imperative.
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              And damned be him that first cries, ``Hold,
              enough!''                             --Shak.
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     2. Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to
        remain unbroken or unsubdued.
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              Our force by land hath nobly held.    --Shak.
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     3. Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to
        endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.
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              While our obedience holds.            --Milton.
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              The rule holds in land as all other commodities.
                                                    --Locke.
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     4. Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain
        attached; to cleave; -- often with with, to, or for.
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              He will hold to the one and despise the other.
                                                    --Matt. vi. 24
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     5. To restrain one's self; to refrain.
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              His dauntless heart would fain have held
              From weeping, but his eyes rebelled.  --Dryden.
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     6. To derive right or title; -- generally with of.
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              My crown is absolute, and holds of none. --Dryden.
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              His imagination holds immediately from nature.
                                                    --Hazlitt.
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     Hold on! Hold up! wait; stop; forbear. [Collog] -- To
     hold forth, to speak in public; to harangue; to preach.
        --L'Estrange.
  
     To hold in, to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh
        and could hardly hold in.
  
     To hold off, to keep at a distance.
  
     To hold on, to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on. ``The
        trade held on for many years,'' --Swift.
  
     To hold out, to last; to endure; to continue; to maintain
        one's self; not to yield or give way.
  
     To hold over, to remain in office, possession, etc., beyond
        a certain date.
  
     To hold to or To hold with, to take sides with, as a
        person or opinion.
  
     To hold together, to be joined; not to separate; to remain
        in union. --Dryden. --Locke.
  
     To hold up.
        (a) To support one's self; to remain unbent or unbroken;
            as, to hold up under misfortunes.
        (b) To cease raining; to cease to stop; as, it holds up.
            --Hudibras.
        (c) To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
            --Collier.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Hold \Hold\, n. i.
     In general, to keep one's self in a given position or
     condition; to remain fixed. Hence:
  
     1. Not to more; to halt; to stop;-mostly in the imperative.
  
              And damned be him that first cries, ``Hold,
              enough!''                             --Shak.
  
     2. Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to
        remain unbroken or unsubdued.
  
              Our force by land hath nobly held.    --Shak.
  
     3. Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to
        endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.
  
              While our obedience holds.            --Milton.
  
              The rule holds in land as all other commodities.
                                                    --Locke.
  
     4. Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain
        attached; to cleave;-often with with, to, or for.
  
              He will hold to the one and despise the other.
                                                    --Matt. vi. 24
  
     5. To restrain one's self; to refrain.
  
              His dauntless heart would fain have held From
              weeping, but his eyes rebelled.       --Dryden.
  
     6. To derive right or title; -- generally with of.
  
              My crown is absolute, and holds of none. --Dryden.
  
              His imagination holds immediately from nature.
                                                    --Hazlitt.
  
     Hold on! Hold up! wait; stop; forbear. [Collog] -- To
     hold forth, to speak in public; to harangue; to preach.
        --L'Estrange.
  
     To hold in, to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh
        and could hardly hold in.
  
     To hold off, to keep at a distance.
  
     To hold on, to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on. ``The
        trade held on for many years,'' --Swift.
  
     To hold out, to last; to endure; to continue; to maintain
        one's self; not to yield or give way.
  
     To hold over, to remain in office, possession, etc., beyond
        a certain date.
  
     To hold to or with, to take sides with, as a person or
        opinion.
  
     To hold together, to be joined; not to separate; to remain
        in union. --Dryden. --Locke.
  
     To hold up.
        (a) To support one's self; to remain unbent or unbroken;
            as, to hold up under misfortunes.
        (b) To cease raining; to cease to stop; as, it holds up.
            --Hudibras.
        (c) To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
            --Collier.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  hold on
       v 1: hold firmly [syn: grasp]
       2: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or
          developments; "Hold on a moment!" [syn: stop]
       3: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me
          every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking
          questions" [syn: persevere, persist, hang in, hang
          on]
       4: hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your
          folder" [syn: hang on, hold the line]
       5: retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?";
          "She kept her maiden name after she married" [syn: keep]
          [ant: lose]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  hold on
     vb.
     1 To grasp or grip firmly.
     2 (lb en idiomatic) To keep; to store something for someone.
     3 (lb en idiomatic) wait a short while.
     4 (lb en idiomatic) To remain loyal.
     5 (lb en idiomatic) To persist.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  hold on
     vb.
     1 To grasp or grip firmly.
     2 (lb en idiomatic) To keep; to store something for someone.
     3 (lb en idiomatic) wait a short while.
     4 (lb en idiomatic) To remain loyal.
     5 (lb en idiomatic) To persist.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  hold on
     vb.
     1 To grasp or grip firmly.
     2 (lb en idiomatic) To keep; to store something for someone.
     3 (lb en idiomatic) wait a short while.
     4 (lb en idiomatic) To remain loyal.
     5 (lb en idiomatic) To persist.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  hold on
     vb.
     1 To grasp or grip firmly.
     2 (lb en idiomatic) To keep; to store something for someone.
     3 (lb en idiomatic) wait a short while.
     4 (lb en idiomatic) To remain loyal.
     5 (lb en idiomatic) To persist.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  hold on
     Englanti vb.
     1 pitää kiinni, tukeutua
     2 olla antamatta periksi, olla luovuttamatta
     3 odottaa hetkinen; malttaa mielensä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  hold on
     Engelska vb.
     1 vänta, dröja
     2 hålla; hålla koll på, vakta (något åt någon)
     3 hålla i sig
     4 förbli lojal

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold on /hˈəʊld ˈɒn/ 
  vytrvat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold on /hˈəʊld ˈɒn/ 
  přidržet

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hold on /hˈəʊld ˈɒn/ 
  počkat

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  Hold on! /hˈəʊld ˈɒn/
  Halt! 
     Synonym: Stop!
  
   see: place a signal at stop
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  hold on /hˈəʊld ˈɒn/
  festhalten 
        "hold onto sth."  - an etw. festhalten
        "hold oneself onto sth."  - sich an etw. festhalten
     Synonyms: hold down, hold tight
  
   see: holding down, holding tight, holding on, held down, held tight, held on, hold fast to an idea/a principle
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  hold on /hˈəʊld ˈɒn/
  kurz warten  [während eines Gesprächs]
     Synonyms: hang on, hang about
  
   see: holding on, hanging on, hanging about, held on, hung on, hung about, Hold on a minute, I'll be right back., Hang about, this isn't going to work.
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  hold on /hˈəʊld ˈɒn/
  
  κάνω υπομονή, περιμένω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  hold on /hˈəʊld ˈɒn/ 
  1. pysyä lujana
  stay loyal
  2. pitää kiinni
  to hold, grasp, or grip
  3. säilyttää
  to keep; to store something for someone
  4. odottaa
  wait a minute

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  hold on /hˈəʊld ˈɒn/
  izdrži, pričekaj

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  hold on! /hˈəʊld ˈɒn/
  1. várjon csak!
  2. megállj!
  3. várj csak!
  4. kérem, tartsa a vonalat!
  5. állj!

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  hold on /hˈəʊld ˈɒn/ 
  ちょっと待つ
  wait a minute

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  178 Moby Thesaurus words for "hold on":
     abide, adhere, adhere to, agglomerate, aim, aim at, await,
     be caught short, be short, bear up, belong, bend, bide,
     bide the issue, bite, bucket, bucketshop, bunch, carry on,
     cease not, clasp, cleave, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling,
     cling to, clip, clot, cluster, clutch, coagulate, cohere,
     come up fighting, congeal, conglomerate, continue, continue to be,
     dally, dawdle, defeat time, defy time, delay, deposit margin,
     determine, dillydally, direct, directionize, drag on, dwell,
     embrace, endure, exist, extend, fix, fix on, freeze to, go along,
     go long, go on, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, grow together,
     hang about, hang around, hang in, hang in there, hang on,
     hang on to, hang together, hang tough, hold, hold everything,
     hold fast, hold on to, hold out, hold steady, hold tight,
     hold together, hold up, hold your horses, hug, jog on, keep,
     keep going, keep hold of, keep on, last, last long, last out,
     level at, linger, live, live on, live through, live through it,
     live with it, loiter, maintain, make a killing, make a scoop,
     margin up, mark time, mass, miss the market, never cease,
     never let go, never say die, nip, not give up, operate,
     overstay the market, perdure, perennate, persist, play the market,
     plunge, point, point at, point to, present, prevail, pyramid,
     remain, run, run on, scalp, scoop the market, set, sight on,
     sit tight, sit up, slog on, solidify, speculate, stag,
     stag the market, stagger on, stand, stand up, stay, stay it out,
     stay on, stay put, stay the distance, stay up, stay with it, stick,
     stick around, stick it, stick it out, stick out, stick to,
     stick to it, stick together, stick with it, subsist, survive,
     sustain, take a flier, take hold of, take time, tarry, tide over,
     tough it out, trade on margin, train, train upon, turn, turn upon,
     venture, wait, wait a minute, wait and see, wear, wear well
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  (打电话时)不挂断

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     继续;抓牢,坚持;别挂上电话!

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