hold back - Meaning in Sanskrit

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hold back - Meaning in Sanskrit

Definitions and Meaning of hold back in English

hold back verb

1. prevent the action or expression of

   Synonyms

   keep back, keep, restrain

   Examples

   • "hold back your anger"
   • "keep your cool"
   • "she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays"
2. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

   Synonyms

   arrest, check, contain, stop, turn back

   Examples

   • "Arrest the downward trend"
   • "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"
   • "Contain the rebel movement"
   • "Turn back the tide of communism"
3. hold back; keep from being perceived by others

   Synonyms

   conceal, hold in

   Example

   • "She conceals her anger well"
4. secure and keep for possible future use or application

   Synonyms

   hold, keep back, retain

   Examples

   • "I reserve the right to disagree"
   • "The landlord retained the security deposit"
5. wait before acting

   Synonyms

   hold off, wait, wait

   Example

   • "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"
6. refrain from doing

   Synonyms

   forbear

   Example

   • "she forbore a snicker"

Synonyms of hold back

• keep, keep back, restrain
• arrest, check, contain, stop, turn back
• conceal, hold in
• hold, keep back, retain
• hold off, wait
• forbear

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