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Hold out on
Not pay someone or give them information
“The police were HOLDING OUT ON a tip from an informer.”
Hold over
Delay
“The meeting was HELD OVER until next week.”
Hold to
Oblige or force someone to carry out an obligation
“We have to HOLD TO whether we like it or not.”
Hold together
Not break up
“The old chair's HOLDING TOGETHER.”
Hold up
To delay.
“Traffic HELD us UP for an hour.”
Hold with
Accept (usually negative)
“I don't HOLD WITH their plans.”
Hole up
Hide to avoid detection or an unpleasant situation
“Don't HOLE UP your emotions.”
Hollow out
Make an empty space inside in something, reduce power or authority
“You need to HOLLOW OUT on sugar.”
Home in on
Target
“They're HOMEING IN ON a summer launch date.”
Hone in on
Target, focus
“They're HONEING IN ON a summer launch date.”
Hook into
Persuade someone to do something they don't want to do
“She HOOKED them INTO coming after all.”
Hook up
Meet someone
“We need to HOOK UP before someone notices.”
Hook up to
Connect to a machine
“We need to HOOK UP TO before someone notices.”
Hoon around
Act in a dangerous or reckless way, especially when driving fast
“We need to HOON AROUND before someone notices.”
Hop in
Enter a vehicle
“We need to HOP IN before someone notices.”
Hop it
Go away (command)
“I suppose we should HOP IT before they notice we're late.”
Hop on
Enter a vehicle
“We need to HOP ON before someone notices.”
Hop out
Leave a vehicle
“We can't HOP OUT from the deal now.”
Horse around
Not be serious
“We need to HORSE AROUND before someone notices.”
Hose down
Use a hose to wet, clean or wash something
“We've HOSEN DOWN all the milk.”
Hound out
Force someone out of a place, job, position, etc.
“We need to HOUND OUT before someone notices.”
Hover around
Move about a place
“I suppose we should HOVER AROUND before they notice we're late.”
Hunker down
Settle in a place as comfortably as possible to stay there
“The delays HUNKER DOWN us weeks.”
Hunt down
Search for someone to punish or kill them
“The police are HUNTING DOWN DOWN on speeding.”