[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hold off
     v 1: fight to a stand-off; "dallas had enough of a lead to hold
          the broncos back"
     2: wait before acting syn: wait, hold back
see also:
wait hold back 

[2] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

129 moby thesaurus words for "hold off":
   abstain, adjourn, be dilatory, beat back, beat off, blench, block,
   boggle, brush off, chase, chase away, chase off, check, continue,
   counter, cut, defer, delay, demur, dismiss, dispense with,
   do without, drag out, drive away, drive back, extend, falter, fend,
   fend off, fight shy of, filibuster, flinch, forbear, forgo,
   gain time, hang, hang back, hang fire, hang off, hang up,
   have qualms, hesitate, hinder, hold at bay, hold back, hold over,
   hold up, keep at bay, keep back, keep in hand, keep off, lay aside,
   lay by, lay over, let alone, make bones about, make time,
   not touch, not use, obstruct, pack off, parry, pause, pigeonhole,
   play for time, postpone, procrastinate, prolong, prorogate,
   prorogue, protract, pull back, push aside, push back, put,
   put aside, put back, put off, put on ice, quail, rebuff, rebut,
   recess, recoil, refrain, refuse, repel, repulse, reserve, save,
   scruple, send away, send off, send packing, set aside, set by,
   shelve, shift off, shrink, shy, shy at, sleep on, snub, spare,
   spurn, stall, stall for time, stall off, stand over, stave off,
   stay, stick at, stickle, stooge around, stop, strain, stretch out,
   suspend, table, take a recess, talk against time, temporize,
   thrust back, turn aside, turn back, waive, ward off, waver,
   wince

Call Off >> C Words
Call Off, definition of term: Call Off
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Carry Off >> C Words
Carry Off, definition of term: Carry Off
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Cart Off >> C Words
Cart Off, definition of term: Cart Off
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Cast Off >> C Words
Cast Off, definition of term: Cast Off
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Break Off >> B Words
Break Off, definition of term: Break Off
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Branch Off >> B Words
Branch Off, definition of term: Branch Off
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Bear Off >> B Words
Bear Off, definition of term: Bear Off
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Better Off >> B Words
Better Off, definition of term: Better Off
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Bite Off >> B Words
Bite Off, definition of term: Bite Off
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Blow Off >> B Words
Blow Off, definition of term: Blow Off
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