stop vs hold on

hold on vs stop

stop is a noun but hold on is not a noun.

stop and hold on both are verbs.

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

As verbs, stop and hold on are synonyms defined as:

stop and hold on: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

stop (noun)	hold on (noun)
the act of stopping something
a brief stay in the course of a journey
a restraint that checks the motion of something
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
the event of something ending
a spot where something halts or pauses
the state of inactivity following an interruption

stop (verb)	hold on (verb)
prevent completion	be persistent, refuse to stop
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments	stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of	hold the phone line open
seize on its way	hold firmly
render unsuitable for passage	retain possession of
come to a halt, stop moving
cause to end
interrupt a trip
stop from happening or developing
put an end to a state or an activity
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Difference between stop and hold on

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