hold it
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.
- Hold it. What did you say his name was?
- To wait to excrete when one needs to.
- Can't you hold it until the next gas station?
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see hold, it.
Synonyms
- (stop): hang on, hold up
- (to wait to excrete):
Hyponyms
- (to wait to excrete): hold one's water