How to pronounce “hold back”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (idiomatic, intransitive) To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
• (idiomatic, transitive) To contain; stop.
• (idiomatic, transitive) To delay the progress of, especially in school.

Practice Nearby Words

hold off, hold in, keep back, wait, stop, retain, keep, restrain, conceal, turn back, arrest, hold, contain, check, withhold, contain oneself, pause, refrain, reserve, inhibit, hold fire, keep measures, hold out, hold down, retract, impound, abstain, save one's breath, hold it in, hold over, stay, choke back, hold one's tongue, forbear, detain, stand back, forhold, withtake, spare, withstay, offhold, dial back, hesitate, suppress, bottle up, stifle, pull, with-hold, repress, control, catch, keep the powder dry, rein in, suspend, keep a lid on, bottle it, curtail, pull punches, underreserve, hold one's fire, put aside, put the brakes on, revoke, internalize, hold up, limit, pinion, back off, set aside, hold short, pass, mince words, keep a tight rein on, underwithhold, pull the reins in on something, abey, step back, ration, help oneself, help, constrain, defer, save, pull the reins in on someone, hold one's water, tighten up, bear off, withold, stand aside, keep one's mouth shut, retrench, scant, keep it together, hain, delay, hold one's liquor, outhold, pull in one's horns, throttle down, sit on

Similar Sounds

hold back, holdback, held back, holdbacks, holds back, rolled back, head back, holy book, holla back, cold pack, pulled back, fold back, foldback, called back, holding back, hardback, hit back, hoback, holler back, halbach, hand back, hollow-back, rollback, roll back, goldbach, hang back, handbag, hatchback, handbook, hand bag, holbrook, holyoke, holda, hand book, helbig, holyoak, holberg, old bag, hot pack, heliac, whiteback, holy books, holba, tailback, tail back, laid-back, laidback, callback, call back, laid back, pullback, redback, call-back, pull back, peel back, shellback, bolduc, bilderback, paid back, goldbug, codebook, road bike, shoulder bag, wetback, wild boy, woolpack, waldock, waldeck, wild pig, headache, haddock, hilda, halfback, hillock, headach, head ache, handpick, halak, headbang, half back, head boy, hallock, haydock, helic, hedberg, haldi, halleck, healdsburg, heloc, hajduk, hardbacks, hilby, halic, hellberg, hallberg, habic, hand pick, halbrook, hayduk, hardhack