hold back

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verb

1. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy;
check the expansion or influence of (Freq. 4)
- Arrest the downward trend
- Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
- Contain the rebel movement
- Turn back the tide of communism
• Syn:
check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain
• Derivationally related forms:
containment (for: contain), stop (for: stop)
• Hypernyms:
defend
• Hyponyms:
cut down, cut out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. keep under control;
keep in check (Freq. 1)
- suppress a smile
- Keep your temper
- keep your cool
• Syn:
restrain, keep, keep back
• Derivationally related forms:
restrainer (for: restrain), restraint (for: restrain)
• Hypernyms:
inhibit, bottle up, suppress
• Hyponyms:
hold, confine, inhibit, bottle up, suppress,
control, hold in, contain, check, curb, moderate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
3. refrain from doing
- she forbore a snicker
• Syn:
forbear
• Hypernyms:
refrain, forbear
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
4. wait before acting
- the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment
• Syn:
wait, hold off
• Derivationally related forms:
wait (for: wait), waiter (for: wait)
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Hyponyms:
hold out, delay
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s VERB-ing
- They hold back a long time
5. hold back;
keep from being perceived by others
- She conceals her anger well
• Syn:
conceal, hold in
• Derivationally related forms:
concealment (for: conceal), concealing (for: conceal)
• Hyponyms:
occult
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. secure and keep for possible future use or application
- The landlord retained the security deposit
- I reserve the right to disagree
• Syn:
retain, hold, keep back
• Derivationally related forms:
holding (for: hold), retention (for: retain)
• Hypernyms:
keep, hold on
• Hyponyms:
hold down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They hold back the money