Hold Back (Verb)
Meaning 1
Hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 2
Wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 3
Prevent the action or expression of; "hold back your anger"; "keep your cool"; "she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
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".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 5
Refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.