keep back
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
keep under control; keep in check
suppress a smile
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- restraint derivation
- controller derivation
Sense 2 verb
secure and keep for possible future use or application
The landlord retained the security deposit
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- retention derivation
Sense 3 verb
hold back; refuse to hand over or share
The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room
Types & categories
- refuse hypernym
- immobilize hyponym
- keep to oneself hyponym
- deny hyponym
- reserve hyponym
- immobilize hyponym
- deprive hyponym
Related & opposite
- withholding derivation
- withholder derivation
- withholder derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | restraint |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | controller |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bottle up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | confine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bottle up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | curb |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | retention |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | keep |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold down |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | withholding |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | withholder |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | withholder |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | refuse |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | immobilize |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | keep to oneself |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | deny |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | reserve |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | immobilize |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | deprive |