hold on — To grasp or grip firmly.
verb
- To grasp or grip firmly.
- Hold on tightly to the railing.
- To keep; to store something for someone.
- Hold on to my umbrella while I ride the roller coaster.
- To retain an advantage.
- I'm holding on to my trump cards until I really need them.
- Wait a short while.
- Hold on while I get my coat.
- The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running. “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.”
- To remain loyal.
- He didn't give up his fandom when others did; he held on.
- To persist.
- This trade held on for many years.
- That scare aside, Wolves had little trouble in holding on for their first league away win of the season and their first over the Reds since little-known striker Steve Mardenborough gave them a victory at Anfield in January 1984.
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