'Holdback' definitions:
Definition of 'Holdback'
From: GCIDE
- Holdback \Hold"back`\, n.
- 1. Check; hindrance; restraint; obstacle. [1913 Webster]
- The only holdback is the affection . . . that we bear to our wealth. --Hammond. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The projection or loop on the thill of a vehicle. to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when going down hill, or in backing; also, the strap or part of the harness so used. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'holdback'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arrest,
- arrestation,
- arrestment,
- bearing rein,
- bit,
- blockage,
- blocking,
- brake,
- chain,
- check,
- checkrein,
- chock,
- clog,
- clogging,
- closing up,
- closure,
- constriction,
- countercheck,
- cramp,
- curb,
- curb bit,
- damper,
- delay,
- detainment,
- detention,
- doorstop,
- drag,
- drag sail,
- drift anchor,
- drift sail,
- drogue,
- fetter,
- fixation,
- foot-dragging,
- hampering,
- hindering,
- hindrance,
- holdup,
- impediment,
- inhibition,
- interference,
- interruption,
- let,
- martingale,
- negativism,
- nuisance value,
- obstruction,
- obstructionism,
- occlusion,
- opposition,
- pelham,
- remora,
- repression,
- resistance,
- restraint,
- restriction,
- retardation,
- retardment,
- scotch,
- sea anchor,
- setback,
- shackle,
- snaffle,
- spoke,
- squeeze,
- stay,
- stop,
- stranglehold,
- stricture,
- suppression,
- trammel