held off

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Verb hold off has 2 senses

hold off - fight to a stand-off; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos back"
--₁ is one way to resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
wait, hold off, hold back - wait before acting
--₂ is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:
They hold off a long time

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