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Hold back

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Verb (used with object)

to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy
to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
Also, hold back. Photography . (in printing) to shade (an area of a print) from exposure for a period, while exposing the remainder of the print in order to lighten or eliminate the area (sometimes fol. by out ). Compare burn 1 ( def. 43 ) .

Verb (used without object)

to move aside or change position suddenly, as to avoid a blow or get behind something.
to use evasive methods; prevaricate
When asked a direct question, he dodges.

Noun

a quick, evasive movement, as a sudden jump away to avoid a blow or the like.
an ingenious expedient or contrivance; shifty trick.
Slang . a business, profession, or occupation.

Synonyms

verb
bit , bridle , check , control , curb , defer , delay , deny , forbear , hold down , hold in , hold off , inhibit , keep , keep back , keep out , postpone , prevent , put off , refrain , refuse , restrain , stop , suppress , withhold , hold

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  • Hold down

    to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp, to set aside; reserve or retain, to bear, sustain, or support, as with the hands or arms, or by any other...
  • Hold in

    to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp, to set aside; reserve or retain, to bear, sustain, or support, as with the hands or arms, or by any other...
  • Hold off

    to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp, to set aside; reserve or retain, to bear, sustain, or support, as with the hands or arms, or by any other...
  • Hold on

    to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp, to set aside; reserve or retain, to bear, sustain, or support, as with the hands or arms, or by any other...
  • Hold out

    to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp, to set aside; reserve or retain, to bear, sustain, or support, as with the hands or arms, or by any other...
  • Hold up

    to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp, to set aside; reserve or retain, to bear, sustain, or support, as with the hands or arms, or by any other...
  • Hold with

    to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp, to set aside; reserve or retain, to bear, sustain, or support, as with the hands or arms, or by any other...
  • Holdall

    a container for holding odds and ends.
  • Holdback

    the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the...
  • Holder

    something that holds or secures, a person who has the ownership, possession, or use of something; owner; tenant., law . a person who has the legal right...
  • Holdfast

    something used to hold or secure a thing in place; a catch, hook, clamp, etc., botany, mycology . any of several rootlike or suckerlike organs or parts...
  • Holding

    the act of a person or thing that holds., a section of land leased or otherwise tenanted, esp. for agricultural purposes., a company owned by a holding...
  • Holdout

    an act or instance of holding out., a person who delays signing a contract in hopes of gaining more favorable terms, a person who declines to participate,...
  • Holdover

    a person or thing remaining from a former period., printing . overset that can be kept for future use., noun, relic , surplus , remainder
  • Holdup

    a forcible stopping and robbing of a person., a stop or delay in the progress of something, an instance of being charged excessively., noun, noun, there...
  • Holdup man

    a person who commits an armed robbery.
  • Hole

    an opening through something; gap; aperture, a hollow place in a solid body or mass; a cavity, the excavated habitation of an animal; burrow., a small,...
  • Hole-and-corner

    secretive; clandestine; furtive, trivial and colorless, the political situation was full of hole -and-corner intrigue ., she was living a hole -and-corner...
  • Hole up*

    an opening through something; gap; aperture, a hollow place in a solid body or mass; a cavity, the excavated habitation of an animal; burrow., a small,...
  • Holey

    an opening through something; gap; aperture, a hollow place in a solid body or mass; a cavity, the excavated habitation of an animal; burrow., a small,...
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