(idiomatic, transitive) To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay. / (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).

(aviation) A path taken by an aircraft waiting to land. / (idiomatic) Any failure to advance; useless or unproductive activity.

(transitive, literally) To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward. / (figuratively) To offer, present (a hope, possibility, opportunity etc.)

Alternative spelling of holdout.

(idiomatic) To compare; to be even remotely of the same quality, skill, etc. as another.

(intransitive, informal) To wait or delay. / (transitive) To impede; detain. / (transitive) To support or lift. / (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.

(idiomatic) To withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid.

Misspelling of holdover.

(transitive, sometimes idiomatic) (Of a resource) To support or sustain someone for a limited period. / (transitive, idiomatic) to save, delay

(idiomatic, intransitive) To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power. / (idiomatic, transitive) To contain; stop.