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hold back

a strap of the harness joining the breeching to the shaft, so that the horse can hold back the vehicle

hold back [¦hōl ′bak]

(graphic arts)

In printing of photos, to shade certain portions of the image while printing.

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No references found			After the encounter at Vyazma, where Kutuzov had been unable to hold back his troops in their anxiety to overwhelm and cut off the enemy and so on, the farther movement of the fleeing French, and of the Russians who pursued them, continued as far as Krasnoe without a battle. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context I can hold back no longer," and, as he spoke, the huge savage, struck full in the forehead with a rifle-ball, fell headlong to the ground. Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context The oligarchs believed their ethics, in spite of the fact that biology and evolution gave them the lie; and, because of their faith, for three centuries they were able to hold back the mighty tide of human progress--a spectacle, profound, tremendous, puzzling to the metaphysical moralist, and one that to the materialist is the cause of many doubts and reconsiderations. The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context			HOL-UNITY Hola Mohalla Holan, Vladimir holandric trait Holarctic Region holarctic zoogeographic region Holasteridae Holasteroida Holbach, Paul Henri Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d' Holbæk Holbein Holbein, Hans Holbein, Hans, the Younger Holberg, Ludvig Holberg, Ludvig, Baron Holborn Holborn, Hajo Holbrook Holbrook Island Sanctuary Holbrook, Josiah holcodont Holcroft, Thomas Holcus Hold hold back hold circuit hold control hold facility hold harmless hold lamp hold mode hold over hold queue hold time hold-down bolt hold-down clip hold-over command holdback holdbeam holddown holddown groove holddown timer Holden Holden, Edward Singleton Holden, Oliver Holden, William Woods holdenite holder holder bat Hölder condition			hold against hold against hold against hold against hold against hold against hold all the aces hold all the cards hold aloft hold an argument hold an inquiry hold an office hold an opinion Hold And Modify hold apart hold as a hostage hold as hostage hold at Hold At Airborne Hold At Airport for Pickup hold at arm's length hold at bay hold at bay hold at bay hold at bay hold at bay hold at bay hold at fault hold attention hold authority hold back hold back action hold back by force hold back for a rainy day Hold Back the Fire Hold Baggage Scanner/Scanning hold breath hold breath hold breath hold breath hold breath hold button hold by hold by force hold captive hold cheap hold cheap hold cheap hold cheap hold cheap hold circuit hold close hold control hold conversations hold court hold court Hold Current hold dear hold dear hold dear hold dear

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