Function: transitive verb
Date: 15th century
1 : to block from an objective : DELAY
2 : to defer action on : POSTPONE < hold off a decision>
3 : to fight to a standoff : WITHSTAND
intransitive verb : to defer or temporarily stop doing something
Function: transitive verb
Date: 15th century
1 : to block from an objective : DELAY
2 : to defer action on : POSTPONE < hold off a decision>
3 : to fight to a standoff : WITHSTAND
intransitive verb : to defer or temporarily stop doing something
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012