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Definition of hold the ring:

(v) : To be a spectator at a fight; (figuratively) to watch other people argue.
(v) : (chiefly British, idiomatic) To oversee a situation while attempting to remain uninvolved in it.
(v) : (sports) Of a prizefighter: to hold one's own during a fight; to continue winning a series of fights.
(v) : (sports, theater, obsolete) To maintain order among spectators encircling participants in a prizefight or a performance and keep them from coming too near the participants.

Definition of hold the ring:

(v) : To be a spectator at a fight; (figuratively) to watch other people argue.
(v) : (chiefly British, idiomatic) To oversee a situation while attempting to remain uninvolved in it.
(v) : (sports) Of a prizefighter: to hold one's own during a fight; to continue winning a series of fights.
(v) : (sports, theater, obsolete) To maintain order among spectators encircling participants in a prizefight or a performance and keep them from coming too near the participants.

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