zurückhalten — meaning in English

English meaning

• curb noun The raised edge of a sidewalk or pavement bordering a street.
• deter verb To discourage someone from doing something, usually through fear of a consequence.
• refrain verb To stop oneself from doing something; to hold back.
• withhold verb To refuse to give, share, or reveal something.

Senses

zurückhalten is used for these senses in English:

• bottle up To prevent (enemy vessels) from leaving an anchorage.
• bottle up (idiomatic) To keep suppressed and hidden.
• deter (transitive) To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
• ease up (informal, intransitive) To become more relaxed or less demanding.
• hold back (idiomatic, intransitive) To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
• hold back (idiomatic, transitive) To delay the progress of, especially in school.
• hold out (idiomatic, usually, with on) To withhold something.
• hold up (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.

curb — full definition

1. noun The raised edge of a sidewalk or pavement bordering a street.
2. noun Something that restrains or holds something in check.
3. verb To control or hold back; to restrain.

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