İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. uzakta tutmak , yaklaştırmamak.
2. uzakta tutmak, yaklaştırmamak.
3. ertelemek. uzakta tutmak, yaklastirmamak; geciktirmek. (genellikle hava) gecikmek,olmamak. hold someone /sth. off karsi durmak; yaklastirmamak.
4. ertelemek. uzak tutmak, yaklaştırmamak, ertelemek, çekinmek, geri durmak, gecikmek, mesafe koymak, olmamak, gerçekleşmemek.
5. tutunacaketki, muhafaza etmek, el koymak, barındırmak, gemi ambarı, almak, bagaj bölümü tutmak, daya, alıkoymak, kaldırmak, gözaltına almak, ambar, çekmek, devam etmek, tıkamak, tutma, kavramak, nüfuz, karara bağlamak, tutunma, durdurma.

Etymology : Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High German haltan to hold, and perhaps to Latin celer rapid, Greek klonos agitation
Pronunciation : 'hOld
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century

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1. withstand, fight off; delay, postpone; keep at a distance; refrain from action. keep away by force The man was able to hold off the police for several hours before he was arrested. hold offv.
2. fight to a stand-off, as in sports: "dallas had enough of a lead to hold the broncos back".
3. wait before acting [syn: wait, hold back].
4. fight to a stand-off; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos back".
5. 1. If you hold off doing something, you delay doing it or delay making a decision about it. The hospital staff held off taking Rosenbaum in for an X-ray They have threatened military action but held off until now.
6. If you hold off a challenge in a race or competition, you do not allow someone to pass you. Between 1987 and 1990, Steffi Graf largely held off Navratilova's challenge for the crown.