(idiomatic, figuratively) Delayed or made slower
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Past tense for to impede the work or progress of
“I wouldn't hold him back from achieving his career goals, and he wouldn't want to be my emotional crutch when things went wrong.”
Past tense for to (attempt to) repress or suppress showing or expressing something
“I bowed my head trying to hold back tears.”
Past tense for to refrain from saying or doing something
“She decided not to hold back from speaking her mind in front of her husband and his mother.”
Past tense for to delay action until a particular time or event
Past tense for to preserve (something) by not expending or using it
Past tense for to delay action until a particular time or event
Past tense for to postpone from being dealt with
Past tense for to cause to proceed or move at a slower pace
Past tense for to slow the growth or progress of, or to keep under control
Past tense for to restrain or to keep in check
Past tense for to delay a situation until one is prepared
Past tense for to abstain or remain apart by choice, as in not participating, hiking, leaning out, or opting out
Past tense for to avoid proceeding through reluctance
Past tense for to hold back or play down the severity of what one is communicating
Past tense for to be very economical or mean about spending or providing something
Past tense for to remove or take away (something) from (someone)
Past tense for to show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
Past tense for to enclose or hem in (on all sides)
Mentally deficient or underdeveloped
Repressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses
Silenced or restrained, as if with a gag
Kept in one's possession
Weighed down with something, either physically or emotionally
(idiomatic, figuratively) Delayed or made slower
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