Definition of hold the line Hold the line

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What does hold the line mean?

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Verb

hold the line - hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
  conserve, keep up, preserve, maintain preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"
hold the line - hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder"
  hang on, hold on
  await, wait, expect, look serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"
  telephony, telephone electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone"
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Sign Language

hold the line in sign language
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