holdoff
English
noun
Definitions
- A fixture or attachment intended to prevent direct contact between two objects.
- A delay or forebearance.
Etymology
Compound from English hold (game won by the server, hold an opinion, deem) + English off (first element of noun).
Origin
English
off
Gloss
first element of noun
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ahold English
- anchorhold English
- auto-off English
- backoff English
- behold English
- blastoff English
- boiloff English
- break off English
- breakoff English
- breathhold English
- bumpoff English
- burnoff English
- castoff English
- chokehold English
- commonhold English
- copyhold English
- cutoff English
- face-off English
- faceoff English
- fiefhold English
- fingerhold English
- foothold English
- forehold English
- forhold English
- handhold English
- hold English
- holdable English
- holdase English
- holdback English
- holder English
- holdest English
- holdeth English
- holdfast English
- holdless English
- holdout English
- household English
- inhold English
- jumpoff English
- kill off English
- knockoff English
- landhold English
- leasehold English
- leghold English
- lifehold English
- liftoff English
- lookoff English
- mini-hold English
- mishold English
- off English
- offboard English
- offglide English
- offhold English
- offing English
- offish English
- offlist English
- offprint English
- offput English
- offramp English
- offscreen English
- offski English
- offspringing English
- offstage English
- offsuit English
- offy English
- one-off English
- onhold English
- outhold English
- overhold English
- pay-off English
- pickoff English
- pinhold English
- print-off English
- printoff English
- resthold English
- roothold English
- runoff English
- sendoff English
- shorthold English
- shove off English
- showoff English
- signoff English
- stokehold English
- stranglehold English
- stronghold English
- throttlehold English
- toehold English
- turnoff English
- underhold English
- unhold English
- uphold English
- waveoff English
- windhold English
- withhold English
- off Spanish, Castilian
- holden Middle English
- of Middle English
- holim Tok Pisin
- off
- hold
- offy
- ahold
- holder
- uphold
- offput
- offski
- offing
- unhold
- offish
- inhold
- runoff
- behold
- cutoff
- onhold
- liftoff
- backoff
- burnoff
- showoff
- forhold
- castoff
- sendoff
- offhold
- pinhold
- holdase
- mishold
- offsuit
- bumpoff
- waveoff
- outhold
- signoff
- holdout
- holdeth
- toehold
- faceoff
- one-off
- boiloff
- offlist
- pay-off
- turnoff
- lookoff
- offramp
- jumpoff
- leghold
- pickoff
- holdest
- blastoff
- handhold
- holdable
- holdless
- lifehold
- copyhold
- breakoff
- offboard
- kill off
- landhold
- offprint
- holdfast
- resthold
- offstage
- offglide
- overhold
- forehold
- knockoff
- auto-off
- face-off
- roothold
- printoff
- foothold
- windhold
- withhold
- fiefhold
- holdback
- shorthold
- shove off
- print-off
- mini-hold
- household
- offscreen
- underhold
- chokehold
- break off
- stokehold
- leasehold
- commonhold
- fingerhold
- stronghold
- anchorhold
- breathhold
- offspringing
- stranglehold
- throttlehold