hold back
English Thesaurus
1. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (verb.competition)
| hypernym | : | defend, |
| definition | : | be on the defensive; act against an attack (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | cut down, cut out, |
| definition | : | intercept (a player) (verb.competition) |
2. hold back; keep from being perceived by others (verb.perception)
| hyponym | : | occult, |
| definition | : | hide from view (verb.perception) |
3. secure and keep for possible future use or application (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | hold on, keep, |
| definition | : | retain possession of (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | hold down, |
| definition | : | keep (verb.possession) |
4. keep under control; keep in check (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | bottle up, inhibit, suppress, |
| definition | : | control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | hold, |
| definition | : | keep from exhaling or expelling (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | confine, |
| definition | : | prevent from leaving or from being removed (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | bottle up, inhibit, suppress, |
| definition | : | control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior (verb.social) |
5. wait before acting (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | act, move, |
| definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | hold out, |
| definition | : | wait uncompromisingly for something desirable (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | delay, |
| definition | : | act later than planned, scheduled, or required (verb.stative) |
6. refrain from doing (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | forbear, refrain, |
| definition | : | resist doing something (verb.stative) |
7. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | containment, |
| definition | : | the act of containing; keeping something from spreading (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | catch, stop, |
| definition | : | a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | containment, |
| definition | : | a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully (noun.cognition) |
8. hold back; keep from being perceived by others (verb.perception)
9. secure and keep for possible future use or application (verb.possession)
10. keep under control; keep in check (verb.social)
| derivation | : | restraint, |
| definition | : | the act of controlling by restraining someone or something (noun.act) |
11. wait before acting (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | waiter, |
| definition | : | a person who waits or awaits (noun.person) |
12. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | containment, |
| definition | : | the act of containing; keeping something from spreading (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | catch, stop, |
| definition | : | a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | containment, |
| definition | : | a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully (noun.cognition) |
13. hold back; keep from being perceived by others (verb.perception)
14. secure and keep for possible future use or application (verb.possession)
15. keep under control; keep in check (verb.social)
| derivation | : | restraint, |
| definition | : | the act of controlling by restraining someone or something (noun.act) |
16. wait before acting (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | waiter, |
| definition | : | a person who waits or awaits (noun.person) |
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