(transitive) To return (something) to its origin. / (transitive, figuratively) To remind (someone) of a previous time in the past.

(informal) To wait; to falter; to avoid proceeding through reluctance.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hold back

simple past tense and past participle of hold back

present participle of hold back

To recoil; to bounce back; to recover to an improved position.

(UK dialectal) A going back; a returning; the way back. / (UK dialectal) A retrograde, especially in health, circumstances, or conditions; a relapse.

(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Behind or late in payment or rent; in arrears. / (UK dialectal, of persons or animals) Not thriving; not prosperous.

Alternative form of right back

Bacon prepared from centre-cut boneless pork loin.