hold on's Usage Examples:

half after the Moscow Conference consolidating their hold on power and emasculating the other parties.

Ballantyne managed to hold on despite a strong swing to the ALP in 1977, before being easily beaten by the ALP's Dan Leo in 1980.

Many results for diagonalizable matrices hold only over an algebraically closed field (such as the complex numbers).

and he argued that the most alarming symptom of the Social Democrats" stranglehold on the nation was the Employee Funds, which were a step towards nationalization.

Everton narrowly failed to win both the League and the FA Cup in 1985–86 – runners-up in both to Liverpool – but in 1986–87 won the League again, nine points clear of their local rivals, as the Merseyside clubs continued their stranglehold on the English game.

The main contractor withholds money on sub-contractors who may also then withhold on sub-sub contractors.

Despite government attention, Böszörmény managed to hold on to his power base in the Tiszántúl region, preaching a mixture of anti-Semitism.

Egypt"s initial war objective was to use its military to seize a foothold on the east bank of the Suez Canal and use this to negotiate the return of the rest.

Leaphorn arrives at the scene, telling Billy Nez to hold onto his rifle.

These unresolved issues continue to have a hold on their psyche and hence, while they do not seek intoxication, they exhibit many of the other behavioural traits associated with addiction.

Together, although often feuding, Jacob and Lee Shubert overcame the stranglehold on the industry by the Theatrical Syndicate's monopoly under Abe Erlanger and Mark Klaw to build the largest theatre empire in the 20th century.

The prince catches her, she turns into a lizard, and he cannot hold on.

Although Tynes would eventually recover from his injury Carney continued to hold on to the starting position and Tynes was relegated to kickoff duties.

Synonyms:

uphold, bear on, conserve, housekeep, maintain, pressurize, distance, keep, pressurise, preserve, continue, carry on, hold over,

Antonyms:

discontinue, be born, survive, outgo, stand,