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

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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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Pivotal Research analyst Brian Wieser:

   Google knows that anything that they want to do is going to met with regulatory scrutiny, so why hold back?

2. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio:

   We will not use the national security waiver to hold back U.S. sanctions against Iran -- especially not as a result of this flawed deal that he is pursuing.

3. Harry Reid:

   I'm sorry, I cannot hold back a smile, there are a lot of good reasons for this deal. But the best is that Cheney's against it. I mean, think about this: The architect of the worst foreign policy decision in the history of America - to invade Iraq. Look what it has done. Why would anyone with any degree of intelligence agree with him?

4. Charles J. C. Lyall:

   There are four things that hold back human progress. Ignorance, stupidity, committees and accountants.

5. Dominic Manecke:

   One young black female took a step off( the curb) and the cop kind of took that, I guess,' sideways.' Instantly, a white man kind of came to Joyce Beatty defense and then was instantly body-slammed to the ground. Joyce Beatty runs out into the street to hold back the cop and the protesters. Another cop comes up with his bike and pushes Joyce Beatty out of the way... and then it's naturally getting heated... that one cop pulls, I don't know why he does it, he pulls out his Mace and does what he does.

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