Q ➤ Hold off Ans ➤ Meaning-Stop someone from attacking or beating you. Explanation-Chelsea couldn't HOLD their opponents OFF and lost the game.
Q ➤ Hold on Ans ➤ Meaning-Wait. Explanation-Could you HOLD ON for a minute; she'll be free in a moment.
Q ➤ Hold on Ans ➤ Meaning-To hold tightly. Explanation-We HELD ON as the bus started to move.
Q ➤ Hold on to Ans ➤ Meaning-Hold tightly. Explanation-I HELD ON TO my luggage while I was waiting for the taxi so that it didn't get stolen.
Q ➤ Hold onto Ans ➤ Meaning-Keep as long as possible. Explanation-It tried to HOLD ONTO my cash during the holiday so I could buy some duty free stuff on the way back.
Q ➤ Hold onto Ans ➤ Meaning-Hold tightly. Explanation-The mother HELD ONTO her daughter's hand to keep together in the crowd.
Q ➤ Hold out Ans ➤ Meaning-Resist. Explanation-When the enemy attacked, they HELD OUT for six weeks.
Q ➤ Hold out Ans ➤ Meaning-Hold in front of you. Explanation-I HELD OUT my hand when she walked in.
Q ➤ Hold out against Ans ➤ Meaning-Try to reject. Explanation-The staff are HOLDING OUT AGAINST the plans to reduce the workforce.
Q ➤ Hold out forAns ➤ Meaning-Wait for something better or refuse something now for something better in the future. Explanation-We are HOLDING OUT FOR a much better deal than the one offered.
Q ➤ Hold out on Ans ➤ Meaning-Not pay someone or give them information. Explanation-He's been HOLDING OUT ON me for weeks and I really need the money.
Q ➤ Hold over Ans ➤ Meaning-Delay. Explanation-The meeting has been HELD OVER till Friday.
Q ➤ Hold over Ans ➤ Meaning-To continue something for longer than planned. Explanation-It has been so successful that they have HELD it OVER for another fortnight.
Q ➤ Hold together Ans ➤ Meaning-Not break up. Explanation-The society managed to HOLD TOGETHER despite the crisis.
Q ➤ Hold up Ans ➤ Meaning-Delay when travelling. Explanation-I was HELD UP by the terrible traffic and arrived half an hour late for my appointment.
Q ➤ Hold up Ans ➤ Meaning-Rob with violence or threats thereof. Explanation-Two armed men HELD UP the bank in High Street this morning and got away with £75,000.
Q ➤ Hold with Ans ➤ Meaning-Accept (usually negative). Explanation-I don't HOLD WITH their plans.
Q ➤ Hole up Ans ➤ Meaning-Hide to avoid detection or an unpleasant situation. Explanation-They HOLED UP in a remote cottage while the police were searching for them.
Q ➤ Home in on Ans ➤ Meaning-Target. Explanation-The government is HOMING IN ON benefit fraud.
Q ➤ Hone in on Ans ➤ Meaning-Target, focus. Explanation-The company HONED IN ON its rival and tried to take it over.(Some consider this verb to be wrong and that is confused with 'home in on.)
Q ➤ Hook into Ans ➤ Meaning-Persuade someone to do something they don't want to do. Explanation-She HOOKED them INTO coming after all.
Q ➤ Hook up Ans ➤ Meaning-Meet someone. Explanation-We HOOKED UP at the conference.
Q ➤ Hook up to Ans ➤ Meaning-Connect to a machine. Explanation-He's HOOKED UP TO a ventilator in the hospital.
Q ➤ Hoon aroundAns ➤ Meaning-Act in a dangerous or reckless way, especially when driving fast. Explanation-He was HOONING AROUND in his new car last night and the police pulled him.
Q ➤ Horse around Ans ➤ Meaning-Not be serious. Explanation-The class were HORSING AROUND when the teacher came in and told them to sit down.
Q ➤ Hose down Ans ➤ Meaning-Use a hose to wet, clean or wash something. Explanation-They HOSED the patio DOWN.
Q ➤ Hose down Ans ➤ Meaning-Invest heavily in or throw a lot of money at something. Explanation-They have HOSED DOWN an obscure start-up up with capital.
Q ➤ Hound out Ans ➤ Meaning-Force someone out of a place, job, position, etc.. Explanation-The press HOUNDED the minister OUT after the scandal broke.
Q ➤ Hover around Ans ➤ Meaning-Move about a place. Explanation-She was HOVERING AROUND to see what we were talking about.
Q ➤ Hunker downAns ➤ Meaning-Settle in a place as comfortably as possible to stay there. Explanation-The troops HUNKERED DOWN in the building.
Q ➤ Hunt down Ans ➤ Meaning-Search for someone to punish or kill them. Explanation-The police HUNTED the killer DOWN.
Q ➤ Hunt out Ans ➤ Meaning-Search until you find something. Explanation-It took me ages to HUNT OUT the photos.
Q ➤ Hunt up Ans ➤ Meaning-Search for and manage to find something. Explanation-He HUNTED UP a copy the book in the British library.
Q ➤ Hush up Ans ➤ Meaning-Try to keep something bad from becoming widely known. Explanation-The company tried to HUSH UP the scandal, but it still got into the newspapers.
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