to do something or deal with something at a later time or date
to hold something above someone or something
to let a play or film continue for longer than was planned because it is so successful
to threaten to tell something that you know about someone in order to force them to do something
Finally the Olympic flame will be extinguished, presumably just by moving the umbrella being held over it to one side.
Further talks will be held over the weekend before the full board convene on Monday and begin the interview process.
One session was held over until this evening.
She ran out with an umbrella and held it over my head.
The Vegas convention is held over four days each February.
The film was held over for another week.
The gruelling race is held over five days, over rough terrain in scorching heat.
The individual showjumping final is held over two rounds next Wednesday.
They get around 111 of taxpayers' cash for each day they are held over their sentence.
They intend to hold the article over for the next edition.
holds over
holding over
held over
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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