Definitions for hold back
hold back

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold backverb

   hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

   "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"

2. restrain, keep, keep back, hold backverb

   keep under control; keep in check

   "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"

3. forbear, hold backverb

   refrain from doing

   "she forbore a snicker"

4. wait, hold off, hold backverb

   wait before acting

   "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

5. retain, hold, keep back, hold backverb

   secure and keep for possible future use or application

   "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

6. conceal, hold back, hold inverb

   hold back; keep from being perceived by others

   "She conceals her anger well"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hold backverb

   to act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power

2. hold backverb

   to contain; stop

3. hold backverb

   to delay, especially in school

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hold Back

   Hold Back (French: Rengaine) is a 2012 French drama film directed and written by Rachid Djaidani.

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1. hold back

   "Hold back" generally refers to either restraining oneself from taking necessary or required actions, or preventing or delaying the progress, development or advancement of someone or something. It could also mean to retain or withhold information, feelings or emotions.

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Defend
   • Keep
   • Refrain

How to pronounce hold back?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say hold back in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hold back in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hold back in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of hold back in a Sentence

1. Tomiko Kawano:

   I can't hold back my tears when I talk about Sadako and my experiences in the atomic bombing and aftermath.

2. Nancy Lopez:

   When we were talking I was tearing up, i was trying to hold back tears because there's so much pride involved in this.

3. The Danish driver:

   I don't like compromises. I will give everything. I will die in the car. I won't hold back, i would put my life on( the line). Absolutely.

4. Steve Clayton:

   Ongoing restructuring to position the group further toward digital commerce will hold back earnings in the near term, perhaps explaining the market’s lack of enthusiasm for the numbers this morning.

5. Scot Safon:

   Talent moves like this are incredibly complex, unfortunately, everybody wants to hold back all communications until every single detail is worked out and by then the 'news' rushes out of the room and you can't control it.I'm sure they wanted to treat her right, but they clearly wanted to hold back communicating with anyone, including her, until everything was nailed down.Precisely the moment when everything barrels forward, you lose control of it.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hold back
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hold_Back
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hold_Back
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com