To hold oneself back

• refrain

  1. To hold oneself back; forbear from doing something:

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  1. To hold oneself back; forbear from doing something:

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• keep

  1. To retain possession of:
  2. To have as a supply:
  3. To provide (a family, for example) with maintenance and support:

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  1. To retain possession of:
  2. To have as a supply:
  3. To provide (a family, for example) with maintenance and support:

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• hold off

  1. (idiomatic) To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.
  2. (idiomatic) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).

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  1. (idiomatic) To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.
  2. (idiomatic) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).

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• forbear

  1. To keep oneself from doing something; hold back; refrain:
  2. To be tolerant or patient in the face of provocation.
  3. To refrain from; resist:

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  1. To keep oneself from doing something; hold back; refrain:
  2. To be tolerant or patient in the face of provocation.
  3. To refrain from; resist:

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• abstain

  1. To keep oneself from doing, engaging in, or partaking of something; refrain:
  2. To refrain from voting:

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  1. To keep oneself from doing, engaging in, or partaking of something; refrain:
  2. To refrain from voting:

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To have and maintain in one's possession

• retain

  1. To keep possession of; continue to have:
  2. To keep in a particular place or condition:
  3. To continue to have as a feature or aspect:

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  1. To keep possession of; continue to have:
  2. To keep in a particular place or condition:
  3. To continue to have as a feature or aspect:

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• reserve

  1. To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose:
  2. To set or cause to be set apart for a particular person or use:
  3. To keep or secure for oneself; retain:

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  1. To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose:
  2. To set or cause to be set apart for a particular person or use:
  3. To keep or secure for oneself; retain:

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• keep back

  1. to hold back, refuse to give or share
  2. to restrict or restrain
  3. to prevent (a pupil) to advance in a course

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  1. to hold back, refuse to give or share
  2. to restrict or restrain
  3. to prevent (a pupil) to advance in a course

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• keep

  1. To retain possession of:
  2. To have as a supply:
  3. To provide (a family, for example) with maintenance and support:

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  1. To retain possession of:
  2. To have as a supply:
  3. To provide (a family, for example) with maintenance and support:

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• hold back

  1. (idiomatic) to act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power
  2. (idiomatic) to contain; stop
  3. (idiomatic) to delay, especially in school

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  1. (idiomatic) to act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power
  2. (idiomatic) to contain; stop
  3. (idiomatic) to delay, especially in school

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• hold

  1. To have and keep in one's grasp:
  2. To aim or direct; point:
  3. To keep from falling or moving; support:

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  1. To have and keep in one's grasp:
  2. To aim or direct; point:
  3. To keep from falling or moving; support:

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To be unwilling to grant

• turn down

  1. (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
  2. (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
  3. (idiomatic) To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction.

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  1. (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
  2. (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
  3. (idiomatic) To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction.

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• refuse

  1. To indicate unwillingness to do, accept, give, or allow:
  2. To indicate unwillingness (to do something):
  3. To decline to jump (an obstacle). Used of a horse.

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  1. To indicate unwillingness to do, accept, give, or allow:
  2. To indicate unwillingness (to do something):
  3. To decline to jump (an obstacle). Used of a horse.

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• disallow

  1. To refuse to allow:
  2. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.

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  1. To refuse to allow:
  2. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.

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• deny

  1. To declare untrue; assert to be false:
  2. To refuse to believe; reject:
  3. To refuse to recognize or acknowledge; disavow:

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  1. To declare untrue; assert to be false:
  2. To refuse to believe; reject:
  3. To refuse to recognize or acknowledge; disavow:

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