hold back

hold back
1. phr v сдерживать; удерживать; задерживать

to hold back the enemy — сдерживать натиск противника

hold a bridgehead — удерживать плацдарм

hold one's breath — задерживать дыхание

hold up the paper — задерживать издание

hold in check — сдерживать; контролировать

hold over — откладывать; задерживать, медлить

2. phr v сдерживаться; удерживаться

we tried to persuade them, but they held back — мы пытались их уговорить, но они упирались

hold in — сдерживать; удерживать

hold a record — удерживать рекорд

hold an edge — удерживать перевес

hold the field — удерживать позиции

keep hold of — удерживать; удержать

3. phr v мешкать, колебаться; уклоняться; тянуть

she held back, not knowing what to say — она тянула с ответом, не зная, что сказать

4. phr v утаивать

to hold back information — скрывать сведения

Синонимический ряд:
1. bog (verb) bog; encumber; hamper; hinder; impede; obstruct; retard
2. dam (verb) barricade; block; block up; check; close; confine; dam
3. gag (verb) choke; gag; hush; muffle; quench; repress; shush; smother; squelch; stifle; strangle; suppress; throttle
4. hold (verb) hold; keep back; reserve; retain; withhold
5. keep (verb) abstain; bit; brake; bridle; coarct; constrain; crimp; curb; deny; detain; hold; hold down; hold in; inhibit; keep; keep back; keep out; pull in; refrain; rein; reserve; restrain; retain; withhold

English-Russian base dictionary . 2014.

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  • hold|back — «HOHLD BAK», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a thing that holds back; restraint; hindrance. 2. the act of restraining or preventing action. 3. an iron or strap on the shaft of a wagon or carriage to which the harness is attached, enabling a horse to hold …   Useful english dictionary

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  • hold back — hold, withhold, reserve, detain, retain, *keep, keep back, keep out …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • hold back — v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to keep ) to hold back from (lack of education held him back from promotion) 2) (d; intr.) to hold back with (to hold back with one s reserves) * * * [ həʊld bæk] (D; tr.) ( to keep ) to hold back from (lack of education held him …   Combinatory dictionary


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