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11hold back — v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to keep ) to hold back from (lack of education held him back from promotion) 2) (d; intr.) to hold back with (to hold back with one s reserves) * * * [ həʊld bæk] (D; tr.) ( to keep ) to hold back from (lack of education held him …
12hold back — 1) if you feel like singing, don t hold back Syn: hesitate, pause, stop oneself, restrain oneself, desist, forbear 2) Jane held back her tears Syn: suppress, fight back, choke back, stifle, smother, s …
13hold back — verb a) to act with reserve; to contain ones full measure or power Dont hold back. Hit it as hard as you can. b) to contain; stop The dam cant hold back that much water …
14hold back — UK US hold back Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held) ► [I] to not speak or state an opinion: » I held back during the meeting because I knew that my opinions were too controversial …
15hold back — phr verb Hold back is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑dam Hold back is used with these nouns as the object: ↑chuckle, ↑emotion, ↑feeling, ↑grin, ↑groan, ↑laugh, ↑laughter, ↑progress, ↑sigh, ↑ …
16hold back from doing something — ˌhold ˈback (from doing sth) | ˌhold sb ˈback (from doing sth) derived to hesitate or to make sb hesitate to act or speak • She held back, not knowing how to break the terrible news. • I wanted to tell him the truth, but something held me back.… …
17hold back from doing something — hold back (from (doing something)) to avoid doing something. Unable to hold back, we screamed with laughter. We were worried about viewers reactions, so we held back from broadcasting the show …
18hold back from — hold back (from (doing something)) to avoid doing something. Unable to hold back, we screamed with laughter. We were worried about viewers reactions, so we held back from broadcasting the show …
19hold back action — index encumber (hinder) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
20hold back by force — index constrain (imprison), constrain (restrain) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
