Home › Words › H › holdoffholdoffholdoff · noun — A fixture or attachment intended to prevent direct contact between two objects.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyDeverbal from hold off.nounA fixture or attachment intended to prevent direct contact between two objects.e.g.“The ladder holdoff enabled him to clean the gutters easily without the ladder's weight damaging them.”A delay or forbearance.e.g.“There was a three-month holdoff in the decision.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).