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Present participle 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.”
Present participle for to (attempt to) repress or suppress showing or expressing something
“I bowed my head trying to hold back tears.”
Present participle 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.”
Present participle for delay
Present participle for to delay action until a particular time or event
Present participle for to preserve (something) by not expending or using it
Present participle for to postpone from being dealt with
Present participle for be very economical or mean about spending or providing something
Present participle for to briefly stop or interrupt an action
Present participle for to move or walk lackadaisically
Present participle for to lower the rank or status of something or someone
Present participle for to avoid proceeding through reluctance
Present participle for euphemize, hold back in communication
Present participle for state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of
Present participle for to fend off or defend against something hostile
Present participle for to resent or envy the success or possessions of
Present participle for to remove or take away (something) from (someone)
Present participle for to show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
Present participle for to remove completely, leaving no trace
Present participle for to enclose or hem in (on all sides)
Present participle for to make, or attempt to make, something seem less important
Provisional
Maintaining
That serves to suppress
The action of inhibiting a process
The act of abstaining from something, such as drinking alcohol
The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody
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