English

Verb

hold it ‎(third-person singular simple present holds it, present participle holding it, simple past and past participle held it)

1. Used other than as an idiom: see hold,‎ it.
2. (as imperative) Wait a minute; stop.

   Hold it. What did you say his name was?

3. To wait to excrete when one needs to.

   Can't you hold it until the next gas station?

Synonyms

• (stop): hang on, hold up
• (to wait to excrete):

Hyponyms

• (to wait to excrete): hold one's water