1. Hold the phone line open
   "Please hold the line while I get your folder";
   - hang on, hold on
    
2. Hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
   "The company held the line on prices despite rising costs"

Derived forms: holds the line, holding the line, held the line

Type of: await, conserve, expect, keep up, look, maintain, preserve, wait

Encyclopedia: Hold the line