keep back's Usage Examples:

consequence: He says all the dumb things most of us probably think but keep back.

is from Greek ἴσχαιμος iskhaimos, "staunching blood" from ἴσχω iskhο, "keep back, restrain" and αἷμα haima, "blood".

Philippopolis in Theme of Thrace and, as a reward for their promise to keep back "the Scythians" (in fact Bulgarians), the emperor granted them religious.

to his representation, and proceeds upon confidence that he does not keep back any circumstances in his knowledge, to mislead the under-writer into a.

In former times, a verger might have needed to use his virge to keep back animals or an overenthusiastic crowd from the personage he was escorting.

Patriarch Judah II that fear of the latter would never induce him to keep back God"s word or any opinion derived from it; and once he ventured to convey.

Military police keep back Vietnam War protesters during their sit-in on 21 October 1967, at the mall entrance to the Pentagon.

has happened, he orders Caitlin out of the car and tells everyone to keep back.

Retarded comes from the Latin retardare, "to make slow, delay, keep back, or hinder," so mental retardation meant the same as mentally delayed.

verger might have needed to use his virge to keep back animals or an overenthusiastic crowd from the personage he was escorting or even to discipline unruly.

"Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? While it remained unsold.

towers is marked with an "R" (for "Reserve") but she assumes she has to keep back any boxes marked "A", which in French sounds like the English pronunciation.

Inouye"s horrified soldiers moved to his aid, but he shouted for them to keep back out of fear his severed fist would involuntarily relax and drop the grenade.

Synonyms:

uphold, bear on, conserve, housekeep, maintain, pressurize, distance, pressurise, preserve, continue, carry on, hold over, hold,

Antonyms:

discontinue, far, close, behave, rise,