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hold sth back
— phrasal verb with hold /həʊld/
/hoʊld/ verb (held, held)Definition
C1 to keep information secret from someone deliberatelySecrecy and privacy
(Definition of hold sth back from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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hold sb/sth back phrasal verb (STOP MOVEMENT)
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hold sb/sth down phrasal verb
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hold sb/sth up phrasal verb (DELAY)
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hold sb/sth up phrasal verb (STEAL)
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hold sb/sth up to ridicule idiom
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hold sth back phrasal verb 2
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hold sth down phrasal verb
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hold sth out phrasal verb
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hold sth over phrasal verb
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hold sth up as sth phrasal verb
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SMART Thesaurus: Secrecy and privacy
Synonyms and related words:
- anonymity noun
- anonymous adjective
- backroom noun
- backstage adjective, adverb
- be none of sb's business idiom
- covert adjective
- covertly adverb
- coy adjective (SECRET)
- crypto- prefix
- dead men tell no tales idiom
- my lips are sealed idiom
- off the record idiom
- off-message adverb, adjective
- official secret noun
- on the quiet idiom
- trade secret noun
- ulterior adjective
- under the table idiom
- under wraps idiom
- undisclosed adjective
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