1.  hold on(v = verb.contact) grasp - hold firmly; Array
is one way to hold, take hold
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something

2.  hold on(v = verb.change) stop - stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"
is one way to break, interrupt
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

3.  hold on(v = verb.change) hang in, hang on, persevere, persist - be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
is one way to bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP

4.  hold on(v = verb.communication) hang on, hold the line - hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder"
is one way to await, expect, look, wait
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

5.  hold on(v = verb.possession) keep - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
is one way to have, have got, hold
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP

VB  persevere, persist, hold on, hold out, die in the last ditch, be in at the death, stick to, cling to, adhere to, stick to one's text, keep on, keep to one's course, keep to one's ground, maintain one's course, maintain one's ground, go all lengths, go through fire and water, bear up, keep up, hold up, plod, stick to work, continue, follow up, die in harness, die at one's post.

VB  let alone, let be, let it be, persist, remain, stay, tarry, rest, stet (copy editing) hold, hold on, last, endure, bide, abide, aby, dwell, maintain, keep, stand, stand still, stand fast, subsist, live, outlive, survive, hold one's ground, keep one's ground, hold one's footing, keep one's footing, hold good.

VB  continue, persist, go on, jog on, keep on, run on, hold on, abide, keep, pursue, stick to its course, take its course, maintain its course, carry on, keep up, sustain, uphold, hold up, keep on foot, follow up, perpetuate, maintain, preserve, harp upon, keep going, keep alive, keep the pot boiling, keep up the ball, keep up the good work, die in harness, die with one's boots on, hold on the even tenor of one's way, pursue the even tenor of one's way, let be, stare super antiquas vias, quieta non movere, let things take their course, stare decisis (Jurisprudence).

cargo hold, choke hold, get hold, get hold of, hold, hold back, hold by, hold cheap, hold close, hold dear, hold down, hold everything, hold fast, hold firm, hold forth, hold good, hold in, hold in contempt, hold off, hold office, hold one's own, hold open, hold out, hold out on, hold over, hold still for, hold sway, hold the line, hold tight, hold together, hold true, hold up, hold water, hold with, hold your horses, scissor hold, scissors hold, strangle hold, take hold, take hold of, taking hold, toe hold, wrestling hold