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From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
hold back
v 1: 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 Sout East Asia"; "Contain the
rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn:
check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain]
2: keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep
your temper"; "keep your cool" [syn: restrain, suppress,
keep, keep back]
3: wait before acting [syn: wait, hold off]
4: 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]
5: hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She
conceals her anger well" [syn: conceal, hold in]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
hold back
Αγγλικά vb.
καθυστερώ, αποτρέπω την πρόοδο ή την ανάπτυξη κάποιου ή κάτι
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
hold back
vb.
1 (lb en idiomatic intransitive) To act with reserve; to contain
one's full measure or power.
2 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To contain; stop.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
hold back
vb.
1 (lb en idiomatic intransitive) To act with reserve; to contain
one's full measure or power.
2 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To contain; stop.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
hold back
vb.
1 (lb en idiomatic intransitive) To act with reserve; to contain
one's full measure or power.
2 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To contain; stop.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
hold back
vb.
1 (lb en idiomatic intransitive) To act with reserve; to contain
one's full measure or power.
2 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To contain; stop.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
hold back
Englanti vb.
1 pidätellä, estellä, pidättää
2 epäröidä, pidättyä tekemästä jotakin
3 pantata, pihdata (tietoa tms.)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
hold back
Engelska vb.
1 (tagg språk=en idiomatiskt) hålla tillbaka, hålla inne på sina
fulla krafter, att inte agera fullt ut
2 (tagg språk=en idiomatiskt) hålla tillbaka, stoppa, hejda, hålla
emot
3 (tagg språk=en idiomatiskt) sacka, halka efter (särskilt om
skolgång)
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
hold back /hˈəʊld bˈak/
zadržovat
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
hold back /hˈəʊld bˈak/
zadržet
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
hold back /hˈəʊld bˈak/
sich zögerlich geben
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
hold back /hˈəʊld bˈak/
κατακρατώ, συγκρατώ
From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]
hold back /houldbæk/
réprimer
From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
hold back /hˈəʊld bˈak/
1. abejoti, su(si)laikyti
2. trukdyti
3. laikyti paslaptyje
From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]
hold back /houldbæk/
1. achterhouden
2. detineren, ophouden, reserveren, terughouden, weerhouden
From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
hold back /houldbæk/
deter, reter
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
151 Moby Thesaurus words for "hold back":
abstain, abstain from, arrest, avoid, avoid excess, backpedal,
backwater, begrudge, bit, block, bottle up, brake, bridle, check,
clip the wings, close the hand, confine, conserve, constrain,
contain, control, cool, cool off, countercheck, curb, curtail,
dam up, damp, dampen, decelerate, delay, deny, detain,
dispense with, do without, dompt, drag, draw rein, ease off,
ease up, eat sparingly, eat to live, enjoin, eschew,
exercise self-control, forbear, forgo, govern, grudge, guard,
hinder, hold, hold aloof from, hold at bay, hold down, hold fast,
hold in, hold in check, hold in leash, hold off, hold out on,
hold up, husband, impede, inhibit, intercept, interfere,
intermeddle, interrupt, intervene, keep, keep back, keep by one,
keep from, keep in, keep in check, keep in hand, keep in reserve,
keep in store, keep on hand, keep out, keep under control,
keep within bounds, keep within compass, keep within limits, lag,
lay by, lay under restraint, let alone, let down, let go by,
let up, live plainly, lose ground, lose momentum, lose speed,
make late, meddle, moderate, mortify the flesh, never touch,
not touch, not use, obstruct, oppose, pass up, preserve, prohibit,
pull, pull in, put apart, put aside, put by, reef, refrain,
refrain from, rein, rein in, relax, repress, reserve, resist,
restrain, retain, retard, retrench, save, save up, scotch,
set apart, set aside, set back, set by, shun, slack off, slack up,
slacken, slow, slow down, slow up, snub, spare, stand aloof from,
stay, stop, straiten, suppress, take in sail, throttle down, waive,
withhold
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
踌躇,退缩不前,阻止
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
阻碍,阻止,克制,抑制
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