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Meaning of "hold-back" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOLD-BACK

hold-back  [ˈhəʊldˌbæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOLD-BACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hold-Back is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOLD-BACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hold-back in the English dictionary

The definition of hold-back in the dictionary is a strap or piece of iron on a harness that joins the breeching to the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle, so that the horse can hold back the vehicle.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOLD-BACK


bareback
ˈbɛəˌbæk
callback
ˈkɔːlˌbæk
cashback
ˈkæʃˌbæk
comeback
ˈkʌmˌbæk
cornerback
ˈkɔːnəˌbæk
diamondback
ˈdaɪəməndˌbæk
feedback
ˈfiːdˌbæk
flashback
ˈflæʃˌbæk
foldback
ˈfəʊldˌbæk
hardback
ˈhɑːdˌbæk
hatchback
ˈhætʃˌbæk
horseback
ˈhɔːsˌbæk
outback
ˈaʊtˌbæk
paperback
ˈpeɪpəˌbæk
payback
ˈpeɪˌbæk
playback
ˈpleɪˌbæk
quarterback
ˈkwɔːtəˌbæk
snapback
ˈsnæpˌbæk
splashback
ˈsplæʃˌbæk
throwback
ˈθrəʊˌbæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOLD-BACK

hold sway
hold the field
hold the fort
hold the line
hold to ransom
hold together
hold up one´s hands
hold up one´s head
hold water
hold with
hold-up
holdable
holdall
holddown
holden
holder
holderbat
holdership
holdfast
holding

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOLD-BACK

back
back to back
back-to-back
bounce back
buy-back
carry-back
fiddle-back
get back
go back
hold back
hollow-back
knock-back
laid-back
look back
pat on the back
positive feedback
pull-back
screw-back
sway-back
upper back

Synonyms and antonyms of hold-back in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hold-back» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOLD-BACK

Find out the translation of hold-back to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hold-back from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hold-back» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

保持回
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retención a
570 millions of speakers

English

hold-back
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पकड़ वापस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عقد الظهير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Удержание - обратно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hold -back
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেছনে ধরে রাখ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hold- retour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

menahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rückhalte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホールドバック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

홀드 백
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

nggendholi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giữ lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொள்ளை மீண்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

होल्ड-बॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tutun geri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hold -back
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hold back
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Утримання -назад
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hold -back
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hold - back
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hou terug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hold -back
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hold -back
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hold-back

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLD-BACK»

The term «hold-back» is very widely used and occupies the 17.181 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLD-BACK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hold-back» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hold-back» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hold-back

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLD-BACK»

Discover the use of hold-back in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hold-back and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hold Back this Day
One white man fights to preserve his racial identity against the attempts of a totalitarian world government to eradicate racial differences by promoting universal miscegenation.
Ward Kendall, 2011
2
Hold Back the Dark
IN EILEEN CARR'S HEART-POUNDING ROMANTIC SUSPENSE DEBUT, AN UNSPEAKABLE CRIME WITH A MYSTERIOUS TWIST IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
Eileen Carr, 2009
3
Alternative Ageing: The Natural Way to Hold Back the Years
Suzi Grant walks her talk. Now in her fifties, Suzi is the ultimate baby boomer; she lives life to the full and cares passionately about her health.
Suzi Grant, 2006
4
Hold Back the Night
This book represents a collection of original poetry by the author.
Linda Jean-Pierre, 2013
5
Hold Back the Tide
A lovelorn Police Chief hires a hypnotist to erase his obsessions from his mind so he can get back to solving local crimes.
W. Watts Biggers, 2001
6
Hold Back the Sun
A young, beautiful woman is robbed of her memory and about to be robbed of her vast fortune.
June Lund Shiplett, 1981
7
Hold Back The Night
Billy Rucker has been asked to trace Lucy Bradley, a runaway on the streets of London.
Adam Baron, 2000
8
Tired of Do-List Christianity?: Debunking the Misconceptions ...
Morton offers disarming stories that help readers discover their personal, crippling misconceptions about their relationship with God.
Scott Morton, 2006
9
Hold Back the Dark
Nicholas Always Makes the Rules Or that's how it seems to Clarry Rickard.
Jane Donnelly, 2012
10
Hold Back the Rain
Meet Lou Sumner.
Marsha C. Gage, 2005

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hold-Back [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hold-back-1>. May 2024 ».
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