remain vs hold over

remain and hold over both are verbs.

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

As verbs, hold over is a hyponym of remain; that is, hold over is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than remain:

Other hyponyms of remain include abide, bide, stay.

remain (verb)	hold over (verb)
stay the same; remain in a certain state	intimidate somebody (with a threat)
be in a certain place and not leave	hold over goods to be sold for the next season
continue in a place, position, or situation	keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.	continue a term of office past the normal period of time
	hold back to a later time