hold back
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Arrest the downward trend
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- containment derivation
- catch derivation
- containment derivation
Sense 2 verb
keep under control; keep in check
suppress a smile
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- restraint derivation
- controller derivation
Sense 3 verb
refrain from doing
she forbore a snicker
Types & categories
- refrain hypernym
Sense 4 verb
wait before acting
the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
secure and keep for possible future use or application
The landlord retained the security deposit
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- retention derivation
Sense 6 verb
hold back; keep from being perceived by others
She conceals her anger well
Types & categories
- occult hyponym
Related & opposite
- concealing derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | containment |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | catch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | containment |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | defend |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cut down |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | restraint |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | controller |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | bottle up |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | confine |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bottle up |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | curb |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | refrain |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | waiter |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | wait |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold out |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | delay |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | retention |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | keep |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold down |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | concealing |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | occult |