Verb
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to compel or deter by or as if by threats
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hold back
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to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
"This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"
"About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"
"The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"
"The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
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place limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"
"limit the time you can spend with your friends"
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keep under control
keep in check
"suppress a smile"
"Keep your temper"
"keep your cool"
- keep back - hold back