Canadian English Meaning of held back
held back
Other Canadian English words related to held back
- Embarrassed
- hampered
- Disabled
- hindered
- impeded
- blocked
- Tied up
- interfered (with)
- blocked
- clogged
- constrained
- Cramped
- delayed
- disrupted
- Encumbered
- fettered
- handcuffed
- hobbling
- inhibited
- handcuffed
- restrained
- shackled
- short-circuited
- tied
- Hobbled
- trammelled
- Cramped someone's style
- gave a hard time
- held up
- stymied
- arrested
- baffled
- balked
- barricaded
- blockaded
- bound
- chained
- checked
- choked
- confined
- derailed
- foiled
- frustrated
- haltered
- On a leash
- bogged down
- reined
- Retained
- smothered
- stifled
- strangled
- Tethered
- thwarted
- bogged down
- braked
- restrained
- hemmed (in)
- hog-tied
- roadblocked
- sabotaged
- stumped
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Definitions and Meaning of held back in English
held back
to refrain from revealing or parting with, to keep from advancing to the next stage, grade, or level, something held back, to keep oneself in check, to refrain from revealing or parting with something, the act of holding back, to keep from revealing or giving, to hinder the progress or achievement of, to make difficult the progress or achievement of, something that retains or restrains
FAQs About the word held back
held back
to refrain from revealing or parting with, to keep from advancing to the next stage, grade, or level, something held back, to keep oneself in check, to refrain
Embarrassed,hampered,Disabled,hindered,impeded,blocked,Tied up,interfered (with),blocked,clogged
helped,assisted,facilitated,helped,open,released,cleared,encouraged,freed,liberated
held a candle to => couldn't hold a candle to, held a brief for => held a brief for, held (past) => held (past), held (in) => held (in), held (back) => held (back),