hold it



hold it

to stop doing something or to wait before continuing Hold it ! You're putting too much pepper in the stew.
Usage notes: usually used as an order, as in the example
See also: hold

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lelio-Italian
Hirakuhee-ṙah-kooJapanese
Tyler['tailə]
BradenBRAY-dənEnglish, Irish
Kaolin-English (Rare)
Oluwafemi-Western African, Yoruba