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Definition of hold (one's) breath
hold (one's) breath
verb
- to wait. Almost always used in the negative, meaning literally: "The event in question will not happen soon, so don't hold your breath waiting for it."
Citation from "Beyond Belief", Lie To Me (TV, 2010), Season 3 Episode 6 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Nov 29 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 29 2010.
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| Definitions include: a dork. | |
| Definitions include: bad breath | |
| Definitions include: to be very impressive. | |
| Definitions include: bad breath. | |
Other terms relating to 'hold': | |
| Definitions include: to have drugs. | |
| Definitions include: to be superior to, in some way. | |
| Definitions include: be there for you. | |
| Definitions include: a period of waiting, during which little can be accomplished, until a particular external event occurs. | |
| Definitions include: to be doing. | |
| Definitions include: to wait patiently. | |
| Definitions include: to have a respectable alcohol tolerance. | |
| Definitions include: to maintain the proper operation of something, such as a business. | |
| Definitions include: "wait a minute"; "hold on"; etc. | |
| Definitions include: to agree with. | |
| Definitions include: to wait. | |
| Definitions include: to be inadequate. | |
| Definitions include: to abandon a person after a crime has been committed, leaving them with incriminating evidence (literally) or blame (figuratively.) | |
| Definitions include: said of a penis, extremely large. | |
| Definitions include: without restrictions. | |
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