Canadian English Meaning of holding back
holding back
Other Canadian English words related to holding back
- embarrassing
- hindering
- hindering
- hindering
- obstructing
- tying up
- interfering with
- tying up
- blocking
- blockage
- constraining
- delaying
- disruptive
- encumbering
- handcuffing
- disability
- Hobble
- inhibiting
- manacling
- restraining
- shackled
- Shackling
- cramps
- Cramping someone's style
- shackling
- giving a hard time
- holding up
- stymying
- arresting
- baffling
- balking
- binding
- Blockading
- chaining
- checking
- choking
- confining
- curb
- derailing
- foiling
- frustrating
- stumbling
- leashing
- Reining
- retaining
- slowing
- Short-circuiting
- stifling
- suffocating
- tethering
- thwarting
- trammelling
- tying
- bogging (down)
- braking
- Hedging (in)
- hemming
- hog-tying
- sabotaging
- tying
Nearest Words of holding back
- holding a brief for => holding a brief for
- holding (past) => holding
- holding (in) => holding (in)
- holding (back) => holding (back)
- holdbacks => holdbacks
- hold with => hold with
- hold to => Hold onto
- hold out (past) => hold out
- hold one's tongue => Keep a lid on it
- hold one's peace => hold one's tongue
- holding down => holding down
- holding forth => Holding forth
- holding off => Holding back
- holding off (on) => holding off (on)
- holding on => hanging on
- holding on to => holding on to
- holding one's horses => hold one's horses
- holding one's peace => keeping the peace
- holding one's tongue => Hold one's tongue
- holding out => holding out
Definitions and Meaning of holding back in English
holding 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 holding back
holding 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
embarrassing,hindering,hindering,hindering,obstructing,tying up,interfering with,tying up,blocking,blockage
helping,assisting,facilitating,helping,opening,clearing,liberating,liberating,Releasing,making way
holding a brief for => holding a brief for, holding (past) => holding, holding (in) => holding (in), holding (back) => holding (back), holdbacks => holdbacks,
