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Hold Back
- 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 Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
- hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well"
- keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
- refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker"
- secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
- wait before acting
- wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"
Hold Dear
- verb - be fond of; be attached to
Hold Down
- verb - keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs"
- restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"
Hold Fast
- verb - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
Hold Firm
- verb - refuse to abandon one''s opinion or belief
- refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
Hold Open
- verb - retain rights to;
- retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"
Hold Over
- verb - continue a term of office past the normal period of time
- hold back to a later time; "let''s postpone the exam"
- hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
- hold over goods to be sold for the next season
- intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"
- keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
Hold Sway
- verb - be master; reign or rule
Hold-Down
- noun - a limitation or constraint; "taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending"
Holdfasts
- noun - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place