Hold back and Stop

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Hold back

Hold back verb - Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.
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Stop is a synonym for hold back in repress topic. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead a verb "Hold back".

Stop

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: the manufacturer will stop selling the toy and will immediately recall all the units that have already been sold
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Hold back is a synonym for stop in stem topic. You can use "Hold back" instead a verb "Stop", if it concerns topics such as prevent, withhold.
Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

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  • Technical Pacifist Most of her quotes in battle are desperate pleas for said spirits to either stop or at least hold back.
    Source: Technical Pacifist
  • Fan Fic / Soul Eater: Troubled Souls It’s made clear that if Kathi wasn’t told to hold back, or if she just didn’t stop when Donum Dei was activated, she could have beaten Maka and Caius at the same time.
    Source: Fan Fic / Soul Eater: Troubled Souls
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