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Definition of hold (one's) horses
hold (one's) horses
verb
- to wait patiently.
She told me to hold my horses.
- See more words with the same meaning: to wait.
Last edited on Apr 25 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'to wait': | |
| Definitions include: to wait. | |
| Definitions include: a period of waiting, during which little can be accomplished, until a particular external event occurs. | |
| Definitions include: to wait. | |
| Definitions include: to wait. | |
| Definitions include: to be standing or sitting somewhere. | |
| Definitions include: to calm down or wait. | |
| Definitions include: "wait a minute"; "hold on"; etc. | |
| Definitions include: to sit around waiting for something to happen. | |
| Definitions include: to stay in one place and wait patiently. | |
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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. | |
| Definitions include: to wait. | |
| 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. | |
Other terms relating to 'horse': | |
| Definitions include: to bring up a subject that was resolved (or should have been resolved) long ago. | |
| Definitions include: a cramp of the leg. | |
| Definitions include: usually "dark horse candidate." | |
| Definitions include: when eating, to often eat a lot. | |
| Definitions include: to continue trying something that one has had difficulty with in the past. | |
| Definitions include: a position of arrogance. | |
| Definitions include: to make one's future success dependent on something. | |
| Definitions include: heroin. | |
| Definitions include: to play around. | |
| Definitions include: a big lie, exaggeration, or a lot of nonsense. | |
| Definitions include: a formulaic "western" (that is - a story about the American West.) | |
| Definitions include: idiot; "jackass". | |
| Definitions include: nonsense | |
| Definitions include: horse's ass. | |
| Definitions include: to have a large penis. | |
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