holdback
the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the vehicle.
a device for restraining or checking, as a doorstop or tieback.
a stop or delay: a holdback in negotiations.
a withholding: the holdback of a day's pay.
something, as a planned expenditure or allotment, that is withheld or deferred.
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How to use holdback in a sentence
And sometimes, the biggest holdback to women is that same depth to which they feel.
For this end, during eleven years, all had given their share without stint or holdback.
Christine | Amelia Edith Huddleston BarrWhen the nerve is unduly irritated the holdback, or inhibitory force, is increased, and the heart slows up in the same measure.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse | United States Department of AgricultureIn the clouds we were passing over Clingman, Gibbs, and holdback.
On Horseback | Charles Dudley Warner
British Dictionary definitions for hold back
to restrain or be restrained
(tr) to withhold: he held back part of the payment
a strap of the harness joining the breeching to the shaft, so that the horse can hold back the vehicle
something that restrains or hinders
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Other Idioms and Phrases with holdback
Also, keep back.
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