Hold back
Hold back verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
Stop cold
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Stop cold and Hold back. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_back/stop_cold
Hold back & Stop cold. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_back/stop_cold>.
Stop cold or Hold back. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_back/stop_cold.
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