English Explanatory Dictionary

keep back

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To hold back; to refuse to give or share.
  2. To stay back; to refrain from approaching.
  3. To restrict or restrain.
  4. To prevent (a pupil) from advancing in a course.

Word forms

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