Definition of "hold the ring" in English

Verb

1. To maintain order among spectators encircling participants in a prizefight or a performance and keep them from coming too near the participants.

2. To be a spectator at a fight; to watch other people argue.

3. To oversee a situation while attempting to remain uninvolved in it.

   • Police held the ring during the protests.

4. Of a prizefighter: to hold one's own during a fight; to continue winning a series of fights.