| VERB | emotion | hold over | intimidate somebody (with a threat / threat) |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | hold over, carry over | hold over goods to be sold for the next season | |
| stative | hold over | keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time | |
| stative | hold over | continue a term of office past the normal period of time | |
| stative | hold over, postpone, prorogue, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off | hold back to a later time |
| Meaning | intimidate somebody (with a threat / threat). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | intimidate | make timid or fearful |
| Spanish | infundir miedo | |
| Meaning | hold over goods to be sold for the next season. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | carry over | |
| Broader | keep, hold on | Retain possession of |
| Spanish | reservar | |
| Meaning | Keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | keep, maintain, hold | Keep in a certain state, position, or activity |
| See also | hold | keep in a certain state, position, or activity |
| Nouns | holdover | something that has survived from the past |
| Meaning | Continue a term of office past the normal period of time. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | stay, stay on, continue, remain | Continue in a place, position, or situation |
| Nouns | holdover | an official who remains in office after his term |
| Meaning | hold back to a later time. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | postpone, prorogue, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off | |
| Entails | cancel, call off, scratch, scrub | postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled |
| reschedule | Assign a new time and place for an event | |
| Narrower | call | stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather |
| hold | stop dealing with | |
| probate | put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence | |
| reprieve, respite | postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution | |
| suspend | Render temporarily ineffective / ineffective / ineffective | |
| Broader | delay | Act later than planned, scheduled, or required |
| Spanish | aplazar, demorar, posponer, postergar, retrasar | |
| Catalan | ajornar, endarrerir, posposar | |
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