/ Dictionary / Index H hold button: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hold' but"ton Pronunciation: [key] a button on a telephone that enables someone to interrupt an incoming call temporarily in order to answer another call. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. holdback holddown Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language