Difference between Hold Back and Retain

HOLD BACK vs RETAIN: VERB

To keep possession of; continue to have: : keep.
To keep in a particular place or condition.
To continue to have as a feature or aspect.
To require (a student) to repeat a class or grade because of insufficient educational progress to advance.
To keep in one's service or pay.
To hire (an attorney, for example) by the payment of a fee.
To hire someone for (his or her services).
A wall built to keep any movable backing, or a bank of sand or earth, in its place; -- called also retain wall.
To restrain; to prevent.
To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage.
To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to restrain from departure, escape, or the like.
To keep in mind; remember.

To hold back; restrain; hinder from action, departure, or escape; keep back; detain.
To hold or keep in possession; reserve as one's own.
To keep in mind; preserve a knowledge or idea of; remember.
To keep in pay; hire; take into service; especially, to engage by the payment of a preliminary fee: as, to retain counsel.
To entertain.
=Syn. 2–4. Reserve, Preserve, etc. See keep.
To keep on: continue.
To pertain; belong; be a dependent or retainer.
To continue in the use or practice of; preserve; keep up; keep from dying out: as, to retain a custom; to retain an appearance of youth.

Dam up, Keep back, Hold in, Turn back, Hold off, Conceal, Arrest, Contain, Check, Restrain, Stop, Wait, Retain, Keep, Hold

Sustain, Obtain, Attract, Secure, Lose, Preserve, Maintain, Keep on, Hold back, Keep back, Reserve, Engage, Hold, Continue, Keep

Concentrate on, Dam up, Keep back, Turn back, Hold off, Conceal, Arrest, Contain, Check, Restrain, Stop, Wait, Retain, Keep, Hold

Recruit, Maintaining, Uphold, Remain, Obtain, Attract, Secure, Lose, Preserve, Keep on, Keep back, Reserve, Hold, Continue, Keep

These common issues could hold back your Louisiana.
Martina mcbride video doesnt hold back on show.
Smith had to hold back the nasty smile.
For good, hold back the company until want.
Hold Back is charged to the dealer but is given back to pay approx.
If the DSS office is holding back their share, you can hold back your share, too.
Lift and squeeze inside as if you are trying to hold back urine, or wind from the back passage.
It's as if my husband is back," said Gauthier, fighting to hold back tears.
They all HOLD BACK: Seth holds back his darker, side.
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Then refold paper in manner to retain material.
Please retain this copyright notice in the script.
He would retain this affiliation throughout his life.
Postal Code please retain all packaging and contents!
The original form is on paper, and so the only way to retain the originalis to retain that same paper form.
The lessee shall retain one set and the lessor shall retain another set.
The ETS will retain electronic copies of the receipts inaccordance with statutory requirements; travelers are encouraged to retain scanned hard copies, as well.
Microsoft commits that it will not retain our data when it is no longer necessary to retain such data.
The draft rule would require creditors to retain information that the staff believes theyalready retain for business and other reasons.
Employers who choose to photocopy and retain these documents should not retain the information in a personnel file.