Hold back
Hold back verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
Usage example: the only thing holding Joe back from joining the swim team is lack of transportation
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Tether and Hold back. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_back/tether
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Tether or Hold back. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_back/tether.
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