Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Hold back.
5 letter answer(s) to hold back
DELAY
act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
slow the growth or development of;
stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
7 letter answer(s) to hold back
FORBEAR
a person from whom you are descended
refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker"
resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
REPRESS
block the action of
conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
put out of one's consciousness
STINTON
6 letter answer(s) to hold back
HAMPER
a basket usually with a cover
a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
Get in the way
Inhibit
prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
IMPEDE
be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
block passage through; "obstruct the path"
RETARD
a person of subnormal intelligence
be delayed
cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"
lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
slow the growth or development of;
15 letter answer(s) to hold back
PULLONESPUNCHES
4 letter answer(s) to hold back
REIN
any means of control; "he took up the reins of government"
control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse"
keep in check; "rule one's temper"
one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office"
stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office"
STEM
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
the tube of a tobacco pipe
8 letter answer(s) to hold back
RESTRAIN
hold back
keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
to compel or deter by or as if by threats
SUPPRESS
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
put out of one's consciousness
reduce the incidence or severity of or stop; "suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"
to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
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