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holdback

Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊl(d)bak/

Definition of holdback

noun

1a thing serving to hold something else in place:a curtain holdback

2a sum of money withheld under certain conditions.

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Nearby words

hold up one's head or hold one's head high
hold water
hold with
hold-up
holdall
holdback
Holden, William
holder
Hölderlin, Friedrich
holdfast
holding

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monocular

/ məˈnɒkjʊlə

adjective , noun

with, for, or in one eye …

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