Hold_back vs Withhold - What's the difference?
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(idiomatic) to act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power
(idiomatic) to contain; stop
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(idiomatic) to delay, especially in school
To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
To keep (information, etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition.
As verbs the difference between hold_back and withhold
is that hold_back is to act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power while withhold is to keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.hold_back
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Verb
- Don't hold back . Hit it as hard as you can.
- The dam can't hold back that much water.
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- He's a year older than his classmates because he was held back in second grade.