to stop someone doing or wanting something bad:

If rain or a storm holds off, it does not start immediately.

to make a person lose their job or position:

to tell someone angrily that they have done something wrong:

to sign your name in a book when you leave a building such as an office or factory:

to behave in a stupid way or to treat someone badly:

to make someone or something dry, or to become dry, especially on the surface:

to cause a vehicle to stop by waving at its driver:

to go to the door of a building or room with someone who does not live or work there, when they are leaving:

to put someone in a prison or a hospital for people who are mentally ill:

to recognize, find, or make a choice among different people or things in a group:

to prevent a person or organization from ending or changing an agreement or financial arrangement:

to force someone to do something that they do not want to do, usually relating to politics:

to persuade someone to do something:

to make someone become involved in a difficult or unpleasant situation:

a secret warning or piece of secret information:

to cut the wool off a sheep:

to choose something:

to be interested in or enjoy something; to like something:

If you say you will not hear of something, you mean you will not allow it, usually when you want to do something good for someone: