| ▸ verb: (transitive) ▸ verb: Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop. ▸ verb: (education) To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year; to keep back. ▸ verb: Of a thing: to hold or keep (something) inside it; to contain. ▸ verb: (medicine) To hold back (tissue or a substance, especially urine) in the body or a body organ. ▸ verb: To hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated. ▸ verb: To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back. ▸ verb: To keep (something) in the mind; to recall, to remember. ▸ verb: To keep (something) in place or use, instead of removing or abolishing it; to preserve. ▸ verb: To engage or hire (someone), especially temporarily. ▸ verb: (chiefly law) To employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer (“fee one pays to reserve another person's time for services”); specifically, to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secure their services if needed. ▸ verb: To keep (someone) in one's pay or service; also, (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower. ▸ verb: (reflexive) To control or restrain (oneself); to exercise self-control over (oneself). ▸ verb: (archaic) To keep (someone) in custody; to prevent (someone) from leaving. ▸ verb: (Christianity) To declare (a sin) not forgiven. ▸ verb: (intransitive) ▸ verb: To keep in control or possession; to continue having. ▸ verb: To have the ability to keep something in the mind; to use the memory. ▸ verb: (medicine) Of a body or body organ: to hold back tissue or a substance. ▸ verb: (obsolete) ▸ verb: To refrain from doing something. ▸ verb: To be a dependent or follower to someone. ▸ verb: (rare) To continue, to remain. ▸ noun: An act of holding or keeping something; a possession, a retention. ▸ noun: Synonym of retinue (“a group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important”)keep, continue, keep on, hold back, reserve, keep back, engage, hold, maintain, preserve, more... |
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