hold over vs hold on

hold over and hold on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hold over	No	No	Yes	No
hold on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hold on is a hypernym of hold over; that is, hold on is a word with a broader meaning than hold over:

Other hypernyms of hold over include keep.

hold over (verb)	hold on (verb)
intimidate somebody (with a threat)	be persistent, refuse to stop
hold over goods to be sold for the next season	stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time	hold the phone line open
continue a term of office past the normal period of time	hold firmly
hold back to a later time	retain possession of