holdoff.
A fixture or attachment intended to prevent direct contact between two objects.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
Deverbal from hold off.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.