hold back
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(verb) hold back; keep from being perceived by others, as of emotions or expressions of emotions; "She conceals her anger well" |
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Synonyms: conceal, hold in |
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Related Words: occult |
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| 2. |
(verb) wait before acting |
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Synonyms: hold off, wait |
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Related Words: act, delay, hold out, move |
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| 3. |
(verb) keep in one's possession |
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Synonyms: hold, keep back, retain |
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Related Words: hold down, hold on, keep |
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(verb) keep under control |
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Synonyms: keep, keep back, restrain |
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Related Words: bottle up, check, confine, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, keep, moderate, prevent, suppress |
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(verb) 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 SE Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement" |
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Synonyms: arrest, check, contain, stop, turn back |
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Related Words: cut down, cut out, defend |
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