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holdoff

noun

Etymology

Deverbal from hold off.

Definitions

  1. A fixture or attachment intended to prevent direct contact between two objects.

    • The ladder holdoff enabled him to clean the gutters easily without the ladder's weight damaging them.

  2. A delay or forbearance.

    • There was a three-month holdoff in the decision.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for holdoff. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA