hold back (v.)

• abstain
• arrest
• avoid
• backpedal
• begrudge
• bit
• block
• brake
• bridle
• check
• confine
• conserve
• constrain
• contain
• control
• cool
• countercheck
• curb
• curtail
• damp
• dampen
• decelerate
• delay
• deny
• detain
• drag
• enjoin
• eschew
• forbear
• forgo
• govern
• grudge
• guard
• hinder
• hold
• husband
• impede
• inhibit
• intercept
• interfere
• interrupt
• intervene
• keep
• lag
• meddle
• moderate
• obstruct
• oppose
• preserve
• prohibit
• pull
• reef
• refrain
• rein
• relax
• repress
• reserve
• resist
• restrain
• retain
• retard
• retrench
• save
• scotch
• shun
• slacken
• slow
• snub
• spare
• stay
• stop
• straiten
• suppress
• waive
• withhold