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hold

verb [T] (NOT INCLUDE)
 
 
/həʊld/ US  /hoʊld/ (held, held) US

Definition

If you ask someone to hold something, you do not want them to include it: I'd like a ham sandwich on rye, hold the lettuce.Excluding
(Definition of hold verb (NOT INCLUDE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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