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keep back

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verb (adverb often foll by from)

(tr) to refuse to reveal or disclose
to prevent, be prevented, or refrain from advancing, entering, etc

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Words nearby keep back

keep a straight face, keep at, keep at arm's length, keep away, keep a weather eye out, keep back, keep body and soul together, keep company, keep cool, keep down, keeper
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Words related to keep back

preserve, hoard, defer, withhold, maintain, retain, save, stockpile, set aside, quash, snuff, overwhelm, suppress, envelop, choke, surround, quell, suffocate, douse, squelch

Idioms and Phrases with keep back

keep back

see hold back.

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