[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hold \hold\, v. i.
   in general, to keep one's self in a given position or
   condition; to remain fixed. hence:
   1913 webster

   1. not to move; to halt; to stop; -- mostly in the
      imperative.
      1913 webster

            and damned be him that first cries, "hold, enough"
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. not to give way; not to part or become separated; to
      remain unbroken or unsubdued.
      1913 webster

            our force by land hath nobly held.    --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to
      endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.
      1913 webster

            while our obedience holds.            --milton.
      1913 webster

            the rule holds in land as all other commodities.
                                                  --locke.
      1913 webster

   4. not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain
      attached; to cleave; -- often with with, to, or for.
      1913 webster

            he will hold to the one and despise the other.
                                                  --matt. vi. 24
      1913 webster

   5. to restrain one's self; to refrain.
      1913 webster

            his dauntless heart would fain have held
            from weeping, but his eyes rebelled.  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   6. to derive right or title; -- generally with of.
      1913 webster

            my crown is absolute, and holds of none. --dryden.
      1913 webster

            his imagination holds immediately from nature.
                                                  --hazlitt.
      1913 webster

   hold on hold up wait; stop; forbear. collog -- to
   hold forth, to speak in public; to harangue; to preach.
      --l'estrange.

   to hold in, to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh
      and could hardly hold in.

   to hold off, to keep at a distance.

   to hold on, to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on. "the
      trade held on for many years," --swift.

   to hold out, to last; to endure; to continue; to maintain
      one's self; not to yield or give way.

   to hold over, to remain in office, possession, etc., beyond
      a certain date.

   to hold to or to hold with, to take sides with, as a
      person or opinion.

   to hold together, to be joined; not to separate; to remain
      in union. --dryden. --locke.

   to hold up.
      a to support one's self; to remain unbent or unbroken;
          as, to hold up under misfortunes.
      b to cease raining; to cease to stop; as, it holds up.
          --hudibras.
      c to keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
          --collier.
          1913 webster
see also:
hold on hold up to hold forth to hold in to hold off to hold on 
to hold out to hold over to hold to to hold with to hold together 
to hold up 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hold on
     v 1: hold firmly syn: grasp
     2: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or
        developments; "hold on a moment" syn: stop
     3: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me
        every night"; "the child persisted and kept asking
        questions" syn: persevere, persist, hang in, hang
        on
     4: hold the phone line open; "please hang on while i get your
        folder" syn: hang on, hold the line
     5: retain possession of; "can i keep my old stuffed animals?";
        "she kept her maiden name after she married" syn: keep
        ant: lose
see also:
grasp stop persevere persist hang in hang on 
hang on hold the line keep lose 

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

178 moby thesaurus words for "hold on":
   abide, adhere, adhere to, agglomerate, aim, aim at, await,
   be caught short, be short, bear up, belong, bend, bide,
   bide the issue, bite, bucket, bucketshop, bunch, carry on,
   cease not, clasp, cleave, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling,
   cling to, clip, clot, cluster, clutch, coagulate, cohere,
   come up fighting, congeal, conglomerate, continue, continue to be,
   dally, dawdle, defeat time, defy time, delay, deposit margin,
   determine, dillydally, direct, directionize, drag on, dwell,
   embrace, endure, exist, extend, fix, fix on, freeze to, go along,
   go long, go on, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, grow together,
   hang about, hang around, hang in, hang in there, hang on,
   hang on to, hang together, hang tough, hold, hold everything,
   hold fast, hold on to, hold out, hold steady, hold tight,
   hold together, hold up, hold your horses, hug, jog on, keep,
   keep going, keep hold of, keep on, last, last long, last out,
   level at, linger, live, live on, live through, live through it,
   live with it, loiter, maintain, make a killing, make a scoop,
   margin up, mark time, mass, miss the market, never cease,
   never let go, never say die, nip, not give up, operate,
   overstay the market, perdure, perennate, persist, play the market,
   plunge, point, point at, point to, present, prevail, pyramid,
   remain, run, run on, scalp, scoop the market, set, sight on,
   sit tight, sit up, slog on, solidify, speculate, stag,
   stag the market, stagger on, stand, stand up, stay, stay it out,
   stay on, stay put, stay the distance, stay up, stay with it, stick,
   stick around, stick it, stick it out, stick out, stick to,
   stick to it, stick together, stick with it, subsist, survive,
   sustain, take a flier, take hold of, take time, tarry, tide over,
   tough it out, trade on margin, train, train upon, turn, turn upon,
   venture, wait, wait a minute, wait and see, wear, wear well

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