Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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hold on | No | No | Yes | No |
deduct | No | No | Yes | No |
hold on (verb) | deduct (verb) |
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be persistent, refuse to stop | reason by deduction; establish by deduction |
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments | make a subtraction |
hold the phone line open | retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments |
hold firmly | |
retain possession of |