hold it

verb — 3 senses

hold it

verb
1

Imperative Wait a minute; stop.

  • Hold it. What did you say his name was?
2

To wait to urinate or defecate despite present urgency.

  • Can't you hold it until the next gas station?
3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, it.

Related terms
hold it in

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.