'keep back' definitions:
Definition of 'keep back'
(from WordNet)
verb
Keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" [syn: restrain, keep, keep back, hold back]
verb
Secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree" [syn: retain, hold, keep back, hold back]
verb
Hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" [syn: withhold, keep back]
Synonyms of 'keep back'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstain,
- arrest,
- backpedal,
- backwater,
- block,
- bosom,
- bottle up,
- brake,
- bridle,
- check,
- classify,
- clip the wings,
- conceal,
- confine,
- conserve,
- constrain,
- contain,
- control,
- cool,
- cool off,
- countercheck,
- curb,
- curtail,
- dam up,
- damp,
- dampen,
- decelerate,
- delay,
- detain,
- disallow,
- dispense with,
- do without,
- dompt,
- drag,
- draw rein,
- ease off,
- ease up,
- enjoin,
- file and forget,
- forbear,
- forgo,
- govern,
- guard,
- hinder,
- hold,
- hold at bay,
- hold back,
- hold fast,
- hold in,
- hold in check,
- hold in leash,
- hold off,
- hold out on,
- hold up,
- husband,
- impede,
- in petto,
- inhibit,
- intercept,
- interfere,
- intermeddle,
- interrupt,
- intervene,
- keep,
- keep between us,
- keep buttoned up,
- keep by one,
- keep close,
- keep dark,
- keep from,
- keep in,
- keep in check,
- keep in hand,
- keep in ignorance,
- keep in reserve,
- keep in store,
- keep mum,
- keep on hand,
- keep out,
- keep secret,
- keep snug,
- keep under control,
- keep under wraps,
- lag,
- lay by,
- lay under restraint,
- let alone,
- let down,
- let up,
- lose ground,
- lose momentum,
- lose speed,
- make late,
- make no sign,
- meddle,
- moderate,
- never let on,
- not give away,
- not tell,
- not touch,
- not use,
- obstruct,
- oppose,
- play dumb,
- preserve,
- prohibit,
- pull,
- pull in,
- put apart,
- put aside,
- put by,
- reef,
- refrain,
- refuse,
- rein,
- rein in,
- relax,
- repress,
- reserve,
- resist,
- restrain,
- retain,
- retard,
- retrench,
- save,
- save up,
- scotch,
- secrete,
- set apart,
- set aside,
- set back,
- set by,
- slack off,
- slack up,
- slacken,
- slow,
- slow down,
- slow up,
- snub,
- spare,
- stay,
- stop,
- straiten,
- suppress,
- take in sail,
- throttle down,
- veil,
- waive,
- withhold