hold sb/sth back
(STOP MOVEMENT) — phrasal verb with hold /həʊld/
/hoʊld/ verb (held, held)Definition
C1 If you hold someone or something back, you stop them from coming or moving forward: Sandbags will hold the flood waters back for a while.Preventing and impedingLimiting and restricting
(Definition of hold sb/sth back (STOP MOVEMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- avoid verb
- avoidable adjective
- bar noun (PREVENTING)
- be a drag on sb/sth idiom
- block sth out phrasal verb (STOP FROM PASSING)
- flameproof adjective
- hamper verb
- have sb/sth hanging round your neck idiom
- head sth off phrasal verb
- hinder verb
- hold/keep sb/sth at bay idiom
- paralyse verb
- preclude verb
- prejudice verb
- prevent verb
- preventable adjective
- stifle verb (PREVENT HAPPENING)
- suppress verb (PREVENT)
- suppressor noun
- thwart verb
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