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| Back | 1 to refuse to tell someone (somethinng): The police were convined the man was holding something back. 2 to prevent (soemthing) from happening, being seen etc, usually with some effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears. 3 to prevent (a person etc) from making progress or to make his progress slower: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all day |
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