| VERB | possession | keep back, retain, hold, hold back | secure and keep for possible future use or application |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | keep back, withhold | hold back | |
| change | keep back, restrain, keep, hold back | keep under control |
| Meaning | Secure and keep for possible future use or application. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They keep back the money | |
| Synonyms | retain, hold, hold back | |
| Narrower | hold down | Keep |
| Broader | keep, hold on | Retain possession of |
| See also | keep | retain possession of |
| Spanish | detentar, retener | |
| Meaning | hold back; refuse to hand over or share. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Synonym | withhold | |
| Narrower | deny | refuse to grant, as of a petition or request |
| deprive | Keep from having, keeping, or obtaining | |
| freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise | prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) | |
| immobilize, immobilise | hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation | |
| keep to oneself | withhold information | |
| reserve | hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency | |
| Broader | deny, refuse | Refuse to let have |
| See also | keep | retain possession of |
| Spanish | retener | |
| Catalan | retenir | |
| Meaning | Keep under control; keep in check. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | restrain, keep, hold back | |
| Narrower | baffle, regulate | check the emission of (sound) |
| confine | prevent from leaving or from being removed | |
| control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate | lessen the intensity of | |
| hold | Keep from exhaling or expelling | |
| rule, harness, rein | Keep in check | |
| swallow | Keep from expressing | |
| wink, blink, blink away | Force to go away by blinking | |
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