Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Hold off.
5 letter answer(s) to hold off
DEFER
hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
to put off till later
yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
DETER
try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"
turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
REPEL
be repellent to; cause aversion in
cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me"
force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"
STALL
a booth where articles are displayed for sale
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"
a tactic used to mislead or delay
cause an airplane to go into a stall
cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"
deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"
seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
small area set off by walls for special u
15 letter answer(s) to hold off
KEEPATADISTANCE
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