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  • hold back :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 South East Asia
    • Contain the rebel movement
    • Turn back the tide of communism

  • hold back :refrain from doing
    • she forbore a snicker

  • hold back :wait before acting
    • the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment

  • hold back :secure and keep for possible future use or application
    • The landlord retained the security deposit
    • I reserve the right to disagree

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