Hold back and Shy away

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Hold back

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

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Shy away and hold back are semantically related In some cases you can use "Shy away" instead a verb "Hold back".

Shy away

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Hold back and shy away are semantically related in wait topic. Sometimes you can use "Hold back" instead a verb "Shy away", if it concerns topics such as be reluctant.

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stop
linger
defer
pause
hesitate
procrastinate
hold off

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