"hold that thought" meaning in All languages combined

See hold that thought on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-hold that thought.ogg Forms: holds that thought [present, singular, third-person], holding that thought [participle, present], held that thought [participle, past], held that thought [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> that thought}} hold that thought (third-person singular simple present holds that thought, present participle holding that thought, simple past and past participle held that thought)
  1. (idiomatic, often imperative) To pause in a conversation for an interruption. Tags: idiomatic, imperative, often Synonyms: park that thought
    Sense id: en-hold_that_thought-en-verb-dVIKwR8K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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