hold over

/hoʊld_'oʊvər/ verb
8 letters2 syllables15 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
VERB
1

Hold over goods to be sold for the next season.

2

Hold back to a later time.

3

Continue a term of office past the normal period of time.

4

Intimidate somebody (with a threat).

5

Keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time.

WORD FORMS
Related formholdover
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®15 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word30 points
Triple word45 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Starts & ends withH … R
Syllableshold o · ver
SYNONYMS & RELATED11
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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