Hold back and Put off

Hold back verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

Put off and hold back are semantically related in repress topic. In some cases you can use "Put off" instead a verb "Hold back", when it comes to topics like wait.

Put off verb - To assign to a later time.

Hold back and put off are semantically related in wait topic. Sometimes you can use "Hold back" instead a verb "Put off".