keep back

Meaning

  1. To hold back; to refuse to give or share.
  2. To stay back; to refrain from approaching.
  3. To restrict or restrain.
  4. To prevent (a pupil) from advancing in a course.

Synonyms

hold back
withhold
20k
reserve
C1
restrain
C2
retain
C2
hide
A2
hold
A1
keep in
keep from
check
A1
hold off
conceal
C2
hold in
block
B1
keep
A1
keep down
keep to oneself
deduct
21k
refrain
C2

keep secret

intercept
C1
store up
hang up
hoard
27k
hold up
hush up
obscure
C2
prevent
B2
recoup
37k
repress
32k
resist
B2
secrete
49k
set apart
set aside
stand back
stem
C1
step back
suppress
C2
turn back
ward off
withdraw
C1

fall behind with

force back

keep dark

move back

tail off

withhold from

detain someone

hang tough

maintain secrecy

Translations

retenir
retener
trattenere
nascondere
reservo
ocultar
conter
conserver

αποκρύπτω

verschweigen

συγκρατώ

achterhouden

deter
🛑
reter
contener

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