What is another word for hold off?

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fend off, lurk, fight off, temporize, avoid, loiter, prevaricate, count down, falter, skulk, sit on, pussyfoot, hang around, hang on, parry, stand up to, wait around, Shilly-shally, cling, delay, hold on, suspend, abstain, refrain, lie down, wait on, withhold, hang up, defer, shelter, park, stay, Prorogued, prorogues, held over, Proroguing, Shied, turned aside, Shying, shakes off, laid low, shies, by-passing, By-pass, Escaping, fending off, steering clear of, faked out, Withdrew, by-passes, by-passed, stepped aside, turning aside, skipped town, volte-faces, slewing, sheers, Sheered, covered up, wheeled, covers up, slipping, Sheering, Slipped, Slewed, covering up, Parried, drop behind, shrink back, stay back, drops behind, drop back, dropping behind, hang off, lag behind, lagging behind, Hesitated, pulls back, thinks about, thinking twice, Floundered, dithering, pulled back, thought about, Stammered, pulling back, thinking about, dithered, holding in, keeps out, holds back, keep out, hold down, keeping out, kept out, Bitted, held in, held down, hold in, slowed down, held up, shillyshally, drag feet, give run around, play a waiting game, drag one's feet, let slide, give the run around, playing for time, plays for time, Refusing, turning away, give thumbs down to, not care to, make excuses, turns away, turn from, Regretted, send regrets, beg off, not budget, turn back on, not buy, refuse to receive, turn deaf ear to, Reprobated, Reprobating, turned back on, nixing, turn one's back on, not budge, turn away, turned away, setting aside, throw back, heave-ho, kick in the teeth, Repulsing, kick in teeth, Hards, abstains from, stood up to, stand to, die hard, standing to, keep from, remain firm, put up fight, holds out against, held out against, put up a fight, hold out against, harded, abstain from, left alone, struggle against, harding, leave alone, mothball, give up, mothballed, mothballs, slow up, slowed up, Shelving, mothballing, snooker, cramp one's style, throw a monkey wrench into, dead-ends, choking off, cramp style, snookered, choke off, choked off, dead-end, put forward, put on the shelf, puts forward, drag out, cease temporarily, snub, filibuster, reserve, save, push aside, cut, dismiss, chase, shy at, forgo, not touch, make bones about, check temporarily, stall for time, quail, table, counter, stand over, put over, stick at, put, Prorogate, slacken, send packing, hold at bay, reject, spare, pack off, pigeon-hole, sleep on, brush off, thrust back, stickle, gain time, have qualms, make time, set by, spurn, strain, fight shy of, prolong, flinch, be dilatory, extend, turn back, deter, blench, not use, boggle, stave, conceal, do without, dispense with, hang, wince, send off, avert, obstruct, squash, knock something on the head, prohibit, get in the way of something, play for time, come down, rain, the heavens opened, lash down, pour, snow, hail, beat down, pelt, drizzle, stave off, cover yourself, fight your corner, keep aloof, block, come-on, dive, deny, come off, cover, call, blank, chop down, bobble, fight, wait, discontinue, hold over, recess, hold off, prorogue, duck, desist, shake, steer clear of, fake out, divert, eschew, skip town, step aside, recoil, shake off, turn aside, shirk, skip out on, give the slip, shy, dodge, ditch, keep clear, skirt, sidestep, withdraw, escape, elude, shuffle off, obviate, shun, circumlocute, stay out, circumvent, stay away, hide, run for cover, shrink from, jump, flee, bypass, shake and bake, evade, lay low, weave, disperse, deviate, ricochet, swerve, sheer, glance off, whip, diverge, veer, bend, slip, volte-face, keep off, twist, wheel, fend, hook, cover up, sidetrack, whirl, slew, curve, wind, pivot, warn, turn off, scare, disfavor, interfere, deprecate, repress, chill, frighten, impede, hinder, quiet, discountenance, drops back, lagged behind, hangs off, stayed back, shrank back, dropping back, shrunk back, hung off, staid back, lags behind, shrinks back, dropped back, staying back, dropt behind, stays back, dropt back, shrinking back, dropped behind, hanged off, hanging off, dillydally, think about, linger, shrink, balk, sit on fence, balance, demur, doubt, oscillate, be unwilling, equivocate, hem and haw, waver, seesaw, shift, fumble, tergiversate, dither, weigh, be reluctant, straddle, stumble, be irresolute, dally, waffle, shy away, hover, hedge, think twice, ponder, vacillate, fluctuate, scruple, debate, blow hot and cold, pause, stutter, pull back, alternate, flounder, stammer, Bitting, holds down, holds in, holding down, keep, suppress, restrain, bridle, inhibit, stop, forbear, check, curb, control, bit, detain, slow down, set back, interrupt, retard, class, peg, tab, sort, label, rank, file, assort, group, classify, debar, forestall, arrest, thwart, limit, interdict, baffle, shut out, rule out, cork, head off, counteract, dam, nip in the bud, halt, preclude, foil, hamper, anticipate, restrict, intercept, frustrate, bar, cool, forbid, dragged one feet, is dilatory, drags one's feet, played a waiting game, playing waiting game, dragged ones feet, drags feet, giving the run around, drag one feet, letting slide, dragging one's feet, gives the run around, pro longing, pro longs, gave run around, played for time, pro-longed, giving run around, am dilatory, drags ones feet, dragged one's feet, were dilatory, was dilatory, gave the run around, gives run around, drag ones feet, dragging feet, lets slide, wast dilatory, pro-longs, play waiting game, shilly shally, played waiting game, plays a waiting game, pro long, letted slide, dragging ones feet, pro-longing, are dilatory, dragged feet, being dilatory, wert dilatory, drags one feet, art dilatory, dragging one feet, plays waiting game, pro-long, playing a waiting game, keeps going, span out, stretching out, spins out, pro-tracts, spinning out, pro tracts, keeping going, pro-tract, pro tract, re scheduled, re schedule, re-schedule, re-scheduled, re schedules, re-scheduling, re scheduling, re-schedules, keeping at arm's length, de-clines, keep at distance, keep at arms length, re proves, keeps a distance, keeps arm length, keep at arm length, keeping at arm length, dis-regard, putting in one place, de clines, puts in place, keeps distance, re prove, dis-regards, put one place, kept bay, kept at arm's length, keeps at a distance, dis regards, dis-allow, kept arm's length, kept distance, putting in ones place, keeping arms length, dis allowed, dis-allows, dis allowing, dis regard, keeps bay, re buffs, keeping arm length, put in one place, keeps at arm length, re proved, beats off, kept at arm length, re-buffs, lashed out at, passing up, re buff, kept arms length, keeps arms length, puts one's place, putting one place, keeping bay, put one's place, puts in one place, kept arm length, put ones place, keeping at bay, de-cline, dis regarding, keeps at bay, dis-regarded, puts in ones place, re-proves, putting in one's place, kept at a distance, dis allows, keeping arm's length, de cline, keeps arm's length, keeps at arms length, re buffing, keep arm length, keeps at distance, kept a distance, puts ones place, dis allow, dis-regarding, putting one's place, kept at distance, put place, kept at arms length, puts place, re-proving, keep bay, dis regarded, putting ones place, lashing out at, re-proved, puts one place, beating off, pushed back, re-prove, keeping at a distance, pushes back, re buffed, dis-allowed, keeping at distance, re-buffing, re-buffed, dis-allowing, keep a distance, re-buff, putting in place, lashes out at, keeping at arms length, putting place, put in ones place, keep arms length, pushing back, keeping distance, passes up, keeping a distance, puts in one's place, keeps at arm's length, de-feats, de feat, comes back at, dis confirming, over turns, disconfirms, dis-proving, de-feat, dis-confirmed, de feats, dis proved, dis-proved, in-validated, in validates, dis proving, dis-prove, over-turn, dis prove, over-turning, over turning, dis confirmed, dis-proves, dis-confirm, re-butting, re butted, dis confirm, in-validate, proves false, proved false, dis-confirming, in-validating, re butting, proving false, re-butted, coming back at, came back at, in validating, in validated, in validate, in-validates, dis proves, dis-confirms, dis confirms, dis sents, dis-approving, sends regrets, dis-approves, nixed, turned deaf ear to, dis accords, re fused, turns one's back on, not bought, refuses receive, refusing to receive, turn one back on, sent regrets, re probate, sets aside, not budges, turned one's back on, re fuse, turning one back on, refuse receive, sends off, begs off, turn ones back on, turned from, pro tested, dis-accorded, turning deaf ear to, dis-accord, dis-sent, not budged, re probating, pro-tested, re-probates, sent off, turns ones back on, dis approved, re-fusing, pro-testing, dis accorded, dis approve, dis-accords, giving thumbs down to, dis-according, dis according, refused receive, re-probated, dis-approve, turning back on, re-fuses, turns from, refuses to receive, gave thumbs down to, gives thumbs down to, turned ones back on, dis-sents, not budgeting, makes excuses, not budgeted, refused to receive, re fusing, sending regrets, not buys, sending off, not budging, turned one back on, re-fused, re fuses, begging off, dis-approved, dis sent, re-fuse, not buying, refusing receive, making excuses, pro testing, turning ones back on, not budgets, turns deaf ear to, turning one's back on, re-probate, dis accord, turns back on, dis approves, turning from, begged off, made excuses, dis approving, turns one back on, de-crease, de-creased, re lease, de-creasing, re-duce, re spited, re lax, re duce, re-leased, de creases, re spite, re spiting, re-peals, de crease, easing up, fell away, re-lease, eases up, de creased, re-spited, re-duces, re-leases, re-spites, de creasing, re duces, re pealed, re-lax, re peals, re-pealed, re spites, re leases, intermits, de-creases, re peal, re pealing, re-spiting, dis owned, beats back, driving away, gives cold shoulder to, put flight, chases away, dis-owning, forced off, puts flight, drives off, driving off, giving cold shoulder to, drove away, stood up against, stands against, duelled, chasing away, casts aside, putting flight, forces back, forced back, forcing off, dis-owned, dis owning, putting to flight, drives back, drove off, standing up against, puts to flight, beating back, forces off, drave off, stands up against, drove back, drives away, drave back, casting aside, stood against, drave away, gave cold shoulder to, forcing back, heave-hoing, heavehoes, re-pulsing, re pulsed, threw back, over throwing, kicked in the teeth, kicks in teeth, heave-hoes, kicks teeth, heave hoes, heavehoed, kicking in the teeth, kicked teeth, re pulses, kick the teeth, heave hoing, over-throwing, over-throws, re-pulse, kicks the teeth, kicking teeth, heave-hoed, kicking in teeth, over throws, over thrown, heave hoed, re-pulsed, kicks in the teeth, re pulse, over throw, re pulsing, kicked in teeth, throws back, kicking the teeth, heave ho, kicked the teeth, kick teeth, over-thrown, heavehoing, throwing back, over-throw, re-pulses, heaveho, counter-vailed, re mained, counter vailed, counter vails, counter-vails, remained firm, putting up a fight, leaves alone, counter-vail, kept from, struggles against, puts up fight, puts fight, stood to, puts up a fight, puts a fight, abstained from, putting fight, standing up to, keeps from, holding out against, abstaining from, re-main, stands up to, re mains, put fight, leaved alone, dieing hard, re maining, struggled against, counter vailing, put a fight, counter vail, keeping from, stands to, dying hard, re main, remains firm, struggling against, putting up fight, dies hard, remaining firm, counter-vailing, putting a fight, re-mains, leaving alone, died hard, hanged up, slows up, slowing up, hanging up, stood off, took time, beats around bush, taking time, took one time, taking ones time, take ones time, takes one time, not moves, beats around the bush, takes ones time, stood still, take one time, takes time, stands off, standing off, took ones time, taking one time, stands still, took one's time, beating around bush, takes one's time, dead ended, cramps ones style, chokes off, threw monkey wrench into, throw a monkey wrench in to, throwing a monkey wrench in to, throw monkey wrench in to, deadended, cramped one style, snookering, snookers, cramps one style, cramping one style, throwing monkey wrench into, throws a monkey wrench in to, cramped one's style, deadend, cramping one's style, cramping style, threw monkey wrench in to, cramps style, dead-ending, cramp one style, throws monkey wrench into, throwing monkey wrench in to, throws a monkey wrench into, deadends, dead ending, cramping ones style, cramped style, dead-ended, threw a monkey wrench in to, throwing a monkey wrench into, throws monkey wrench in to, threw a monkey wrench into, cramp ones style, cramped ones style, cramps one's style, deadending, throw monkey wrench into, pro posing, pro pose, pro-posing, put the shelf, put shelf, pro posed, putting shelf, putting forward, pro-pose, puts on shelf, puts the shelf, puts shelf, putting on the shelf, puts on the shelf, put on shelf, putting the shelf, putting on shelf, dis claimed, all owing, re serve, re-signed, refrained from, all-owing, dis-claim, re-moves, refraining from, re moving, re served, re-signs, re serving, sur-renders, sur-render, re signs, dis claim, all-owed, sur rendered, re-moving, re-move, re-serves, dis claims, dis claiming, sur rendering, re moved, re signing, sur renders, refrains from, all owed, re-serve, dis-claims, sur-rendered, re signed, re move, dis-claiming, Re sign, sur-rendering, dis-claimed, re-serving, re-served, stood one's ground, puts up struggle, flies the face of, stands ones ground, putting up struggle, sate take it, flew in face of, with stood, grapples with, with-stand, sticks fast, prevailed against, with-stood, rid out, sticked fast, winning out, flies in the face of, stood ones ground, riding out, fly face of, sitting take it, stand one ground, wins out, sat take it, sit take it, prevailing against, sate and take it, stand ground, prevails against, hold ones ground, flew the face of, sat and take it, stand ones ground, fly the face of, putting with, stood one ground, sitting and take it, stood ground, with stands, puts struggle, flying face of, stands ground, put struggle, standing ones ground, flew face of, with stand, sits take it, with-standing, flying in the face of, grappling with, with standing, flies face of, standing ground, flying in face of, rides out, with-stands, flying the face of, grappled with, rode out, hold one ground, winned out, standing one ground, putting struggle, sits and take it, won out, stands one ground, flew in the face of, stands one's ground, fend off

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