FAQs About the word held off

held out

to defer action on, to block from an objective, to keep away, to defer or temporarily stop doing something, postpone, delay, to fight to a standoff

opposed,resisted,stood off,turned away,turned back,withstood,Beat,defied,deflected,fended (off)

embraced,welcomed,hailed

held forth => held forth, held down => held down, held back => held back, held a candle to => couldn't hold a candle to, held a brief for => held a brief for,