Hold-back Definition

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(idiomatic) To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.

Don't hold back. Hit it as hard as you can.
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(idiomatic) To contain; stop.

The dam can't hold back that much water.
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(idiomatic) To delay, especially in school.

He's a year older than his classmates because he was held back in second grade.
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Hold-back Sentence Examples

  • The whole gang would end up jumping him and he would beat up each and every one, always careful to hold back enough so as not to kill anyone.

  • Regis was constrained to hold back for ten years his System of Philosophy; and when it did appear, in 1690, the name of Descartes was absent from the title-page.

  • For example, after the size of 1904-1905 crops became known, and the Americans attempted to hold back cotton, the " points on " for many qualities rose considerably owing to artificial scarcity, though the price of cotton, as indicated by " spot," remained low.

  • The Federal leader intended to hold back his centre whilst these two forces were rolling up Lee's wings.

  • Although Cadorna believed that he could hold back the Austrian attack, he had no intention of omitting any precautions.

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