| slovo | definícia |
hold back
(mass) | hold back
- zadržať, zadržovať |
hold back
(encz) | hold back,zadržet |
hold back
(encz) | hold back,zadržovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
hold back
(wn) | hold back
v 1: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion
or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the
growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel
movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: check,
turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back]
2: keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep
your temper"; "keep your cool" [syn: restrain, keep,
keep back, hold back]
3: refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker" [syn: forbear,
hold back]
4: wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their
results until they repeated the experiment" [syn: wait,
hold off, hold back]
5: secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The
landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right
to disagree" [syn: retain, hold, keep back, {hold
back}]
6: hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals
her anger well" [syn: conceal, hold back, hold in] |
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