The term 'hold off' is used to describe the act of delaying or postponing something. The crossword solutions for this term include 'REPULSE' (7 letters), 'STEM' (4 letters), 'DEFER' (5 letters), 'DELAY' (5 letters), 'DETER' (5 letters), 'REPEL' (5 letters), 'STALL' (5 letters), 'STAVE' (5 letters), 'REBUFF' (6 letters), 'REPRESS' (7 letters), 'staveoff' (8 letters), 'keepatbay' (9 letters), and 'keepatadistance' (15 letters). All of these words are related to the idea of holding off, either by delaying, postponing, or preventing something from happening.