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Verb: hold the line
  1. Hold the phone line open
    "Please hold the line while I get your folder";
    - hang on, hold on
     
  2. Hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant

Derived forms: holds the line, held the line, holding the line

Type of: await, conserve, expect, keep up, look, maintain, preserve, wait

Encyclopedia: Hold the line