hold over

verbs

intimidate somebody (with a threat)
"She was holding it over him"
hold over
is a type of (narrower)
make timid or fearful
"Her boss intimidates her"
intimidate
hold over goods to be sold for the next season
carry over, hold over
keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
hold over
is derived from
holdover
is a type of (narrower)
keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
"hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
hold, keep, maintain
continue a term of office past the normal period of time
hold over
is derived from
holdover
is a type of (narrower)
continue in a place, position, or situation
"After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
continue, remain, stay, stay on
hold back to a later time
"let's postpone the exam"
defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table