holdoff
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holdoff
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noun holdoffs
- A fixture or attachment intended to prevent direct contact between two objects. The ladder holdoff enabled him to clean the gutters easily without the ladder's weight damaging them.
- A delay or forbearance. There was a three-month holdoff in the decision.
