| means | (verb) to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
inhibit, curb, conquer, subdue, suppress, stamp down |
| means | (verb) retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"
withhold, deduct, recoup |
| means | (verb) place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
confine, restrain, throttle, bound, limit, trammel, restrict |
| means | (verb) control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
suppress, bottle up, inhibit |
| means | (verb) limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"
inhibit |
| means | (verb) be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"
concur, hold, agree, concord |
| means | (verb) keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
keep back, restrain, keep, hold back |
| means | (verb) carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
engage, pursue, prosecute |
| means | (verb) prevent from leaving or from being removed
confine |
| means | (verb) to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
save, preserve |
| means | (verb) keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
hold, keep, maintain |
| means | (verb) moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm"
bate |
| means | (verb) come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
make do, contend, cope, get by, deal, manage, make out, grapple |
| means | (verb) take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
grab, take hold of, catch |
| means | (verb) retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
keep, hold on |
| means | (verb) continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
go along, go on, proceed, keep, continue |
| means | (verb) hold back within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"; "the dam retains the water"
retain |
| means | (verb) keep from exhaling or expelling; "hold your breath"
hold |
| means | (verb) have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"
admit, accommodate, hold |
| means | (verb) wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"
wait, hold off, hold back |
| means | (verb) hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation"
reserve |
| means | (verb) give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
back up, support |
| means | (verb) have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
be |
| means | (verb) suppress; "He choked down his rage"
choke off, choke back, choke down |
| means | (verb) restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
tighten, constrain, tighten up, stiffen |
| means | (verb) add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
come, total, add up, number, amount |
| means | (verb) have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results; "the principles by which societies cohere"
cohere |
| means | (verb) hold back
encumber, cumber, restrain, constrain |
| means | (verb) keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
preserve, continue, uphold, bear on, carry on |
| means | (verb) cause to stay indoors
keep in |
| means | (verb) have as a major characteristic; "The novel holds many surprises"; "The book holds in store much valuable advise"
hold |
| means | (verb) act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome; "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal"
play |
| means | (verb) take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"
guard |
| means | (verb) hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"
clench, clinch |
| means | (verb) close in; darkness enclosed him"
hold in, enclose, confine |
| means | (verb) have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
have, own, possess |
| means | (verb) check oneself during an action; "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind"
catch |
| means | (verb) smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
dampen, stifle |
| means | (verb) behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"
dally, play, toy, flirt |
| means | (verb) carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
take |
| means | (verb) put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
stick out, bear, put up, digest, brook, stand, suffer, abide, endure, tolerate, stomach, support |