hold back
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
secure and keep for possible future use or application
Framework senses
- §1
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
- §2
- hold back
- §3
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- §4
- keep under control
- §5
- wait before acting
- §6
- refrain from doing
- §1 · legacy_primary
- secure and keep for possible future use or applicationDR-088 backfill from the verb definition column