Hold back
Hold back verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
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Pause and Hold back. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_back/pause
Hold back & Pause. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_back/pause>.
Pause or Hold back. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_back/pause.
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