All hang fire synonyms

verb hang fire

• frustrate — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
• delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
• thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
• stonewall — to engage in stonewalling.
• foil — to cover or back with foil.
• crimp — If you crimp something such as a piece of fabric or pastry, you make small folds in it.
• choke off — To choke off financial growth means to restrict or control the rate at which a country's economy can grow.
• rule out — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
• bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
• halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
• interrupt — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
• put off — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
• discontinue — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
• withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
• arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
• cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
• file — a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
• reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
• suspend — to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
• prolong — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
• waive — to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
• delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
• hold up — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• stall — a pretext, as a ruse, trick, or the like, used to delay or deceive.
• shelve — to place (something) on a shelf or shelves.
• adjourn — If a meeting or trial is adjourned or if it adjourns, it is stopped for a short time.
• postpone — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
• set aside — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
• defer — If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.
• hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
• dawdle — If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
• linger — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
• temporize — to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
• cool — Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
• tarry — to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
• goldbrick — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
• pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
• drag — drag and drop
• loiter — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
• dally — If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time.
• lag — netlag
• wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
• mystify — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
• prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
• cramp — Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time.
• stump — the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
• nonplus — to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
• defeat — If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
• confound — If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
• corner — A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.