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Hold out on
Not pay someone or give them information
“He's been HOLDING OUT ON me for weeks and I really need the money.”
Hold over
Delay
“The meeting has been HELD OVER till Friday.”
Hold to
Oblige or force someone to carry out an obligation
“They're HOLDING us TO all the terms of the contract.”
Hold together
Not break up
“The society managed to HOLD TOGETHER despite the crisis.”
Hold up
To delay.
“I was HELD UP by the terrible traffic and arrived half an hour late for my appointment.”
Hold with
Accept (usually negative)
“I don't HOLD WITH their plans.”
Hole up
Hide to avoid detection or an unpleasant situation
“They HOLED UP in a remote cottage while the police were searching for them.”
Hollow out
Make an empty space inside in something, reduce power or authority
“The new law has HOLLOWED OUT local government.”
Home in on
Target
“The government is HOMING IN ON benefit fraud.”
Hone in on
Target, focus
“The company HONED IN ON its rival and tried to take it over. (Some consider this verb to be wrong and that is confused with 'home in on.”
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 HOOKED UP at the conference.”
Hook up to
Connect to a machine
“He's HOOKED UP TO a ventilator in the hospital.”
Hoon around
Act in a dangerous or reckless way, especially when driving fast
“He was HOONING AROUND in his new car last night and the police pulled him.”
Hop in
Enter a vehicle
“We'll HOP IN the bus.”
Hop it
Go away (command)
“The police officer told them to HOP IT.”
Hop on
Enter a vehicle
“We'll HOP ON the plane and get there in time.”
Hop out
Leave a vehicle
“The bus pulled up and my cousin HOPPED OUT.”
Horse around
Not be serious
“The class were HORSING AROUND when the teacher came in and told them to sit down.”
Hose down
Use a hose to wet, clean or wash something
“They HOSED the patio DOWN.”
Hound out
Force someone out of a place, job, position, etc.
“The press HOUNDED the minister OUT after the scandal broke.”
Hover around
Move about a place
“She was HOVERING AROUND to see what we were talking about.”
Hunker down
Settle in a place as comfortably as possible to stay there
“The troops HUNKERED DOWN in the building.”
Hunt down
Search for someone to punish or kill them
“The police HUNTED the killer DOWN.”