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Verb: hold the line
  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

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

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

Encyclopedia: Hold the line

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hold in
hold it
hold off
hold on
hold one's own
hold open
hold out
hold over
hold still for
hold sway
hold the line
hold tight
hold up
hold water
hold your horses
holdall
hold-down
holder
holdfast
holding
holding cell