The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word STEM , but the solution may also be REIN which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in LA Times).
Hold back crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STEM | 19 % | 4 |
| REIN | 16 % | 4 |
| DETER | 8 % | 5 |
| RESTRAIN | 7 % | 8 |
| RETARD | 7 % | 6 |
| DETAIN | 5 % | 6 |
| REPRESS | 5 % | 7 |
| STIFLE | 3 % | 6 |
| CURB | 3 % | 4 |
| IMPEDE | 3 % | 6 |
| DELAY | 2 % | 5 |
| STAY | 1 % | 4 |
| BATE | 1 % | 4 |
| RETAIN | 1 % | 6 |
| STOP | 1 % | 4 |
| PULLONESPUNCHES | 1 % | 15 |
| REININ | 1 % | 6 |
| CONSTRAIN | 1 % | 9 |
| KEEPATADISTANCE | 1 % | 15 |
| INHIBIT | 1 % | 7 |
| HIDE | 1 % | 4 |
| FORBEAR | 1 % | 7 |
| CORK | 1 % | 4 |
| STINTON | 1 % | 7 |
| BRIDLE | 1 % | 6 |
| LEASH | 1 % | 5 |
| DAM | 1 % | 3 |
| KEEPATBAY | 1 % | 9 |
| ABSTAIN | 1 % | 7 |
| ARREST | 1 % | 6 |
| SUPPRESS | 1 % | 8 |
| DENY | 1 % | 4 |
| WAIT | 1 % | 4 |
| DAMUP | 1 % | 5 |
| HAMPER | 1 % | 6 |
| RESERVE | 1 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hold back
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hold off
- hold in
- keep back
- wait
- stop
- retain
- keep
- restrain
- conceal
- turn back
- arrest
- hold
Crossword Answer definitions
STEM noun- The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
- A branch of a family.
- An advanced or leading position; the lookout.
- The above-ground stalk (technically axis) of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar, below-ground organs such as rhizomes, bulbs, tubers, and corms.
- A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.
- A narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon.
- The main part of an uninflected word to which affixes may be added to form inflections of the word. A stem often has a more fundamental root. Systematic conjugations and declensions derive from their stems.
- A person's leg.
- The penis.
- A vertical stroke of a letter.
- A vertical stroke marking the length of a note in written music.
- A premixed portion of a track for use in audio mastering and remixing.
- The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.
- A component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the bicycle fork
- A part of an anatomic structure considered without its possible branches or ramifications.
- A crack pipe; or the long, hollow portion of a similar pipe (i.e. meth pipe) resembling a crack pipe.
- (chiefly British) A winder on a clock, watch, or similar mechanism
- To remove the stem from.
- To be caused or derived; to originate.
- To descend in a family line.
- To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against.
- To hit with the stem of a ship; to ram.
- To ram (clay, etc.) into a blasting hole.
- To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).
- To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.
- A gleam of light; a flame.
- Acronym of science, technology, engineering, (and) mathematics.
- An electron microscope that transmits a very narrow beam of electrons through a sample; it can detect individual large or heavy atoms.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result STEM
- Derive from
- Bud supporter
- Flower holder
- Pipe part
- Stern's other end?
- Watch part
- Wine glass feature
- Wine glass part
- Bloom supporter
- Check
More clues leading to the result REIN
- Cayuse control
- Harness attachment
- Hold back
- Check
- Horse control
- Sometimes it's tight
- Bridle
- Control
- Harness piece
- It will hold your horses
More clues leading to the result DETER
More clues leading to the result RESTRAIN
More clues leading to the result RETARD
- Slow down
- Make slower
- Slow
- Put the brakes on
- Slow up
- Delay progress
- Throttle down
- Impede
- Impede, as progress
- Hinder
More clues leading to the result DETAIN
- Hold back
- Hold up
- Keep in custody
- Hold in custody
- Keep from leaving
- Hold for questioning, perhaps
- Hold
- Check.
- Make late.
- Hold back.
More clues leading to the result REPRESS
- Block parties when you were completely wasted, say
- Hold back
- Stifle
- Keep in, as feelings
- Keep in check
- Hold back.
- Overpower.
- Quell.
- Hold down.
- Hold in check.
More clues leading to the result STIFLE
- Bunker command?
- Suppress
- Suppress, as a cough
- Sit on
- Put a lid on
- Horse's knee
- Suppress, as a yawn
- Archie Bunker command
- Squelch
- Archie's admonition to Edith
More clues leading to the result CURB
- Gutter part
- Parking place
- Stop
- Rein in
- Street edging
- Restrain
- Put limits on
- Block boundary
- Parking meter's location
- Inhibit
More clues leading to the result IMPEDE
- Slow down
- Get in the way
- Slow the progress of
- Delay
- Hinder
- Obstruct
- Block
- Get in the way of
- Hold back
- Interfere with
More clues leading to the result DELAY
- Put off
- Foot-dragging
- Interruption
- Airport bummer
- 117-Across downer
- Hold up
- Put on hold
- Postponement
- Airport aggravation
- Digital transmission problem
More clues leading to the result STAY
- Canine command
- Corset support
- Command to Fido
- Hang in
- Remain
- Corset feature
- Don't budge
- Order to Fido
- Stick around
- "Wait, I don't want to be alone here!"
More clues leading to the result BATE
- Ease
- Restrain
- Subside
- Diminish
- Decrease
- Lessen
- Moderate
- Make less intense
- Hold back, as breath
- Lessen in intensity
More clues leading to the result RETAIN
- Engage, as counsel
- Keep
- Keep possession of
- Pay up front, as a lawyer
- Hang on to
- Keep in one's memory
- Hold back
- Hire, as a lawyer
- Hold on to
- Don't give up
More clues leading to the result STOP
- "__ the music!"
- Depot
- Halt
- Octagon message
- Organ piece
- Railroad-crossing word
- Scrub a mission
- Cease movement
- Discontinue
- Glottal __
More clues leading to the result PULLONESPUNCHES
- Hold something back
- Don't go all-out
- Exercise restraint
- Deliberately soften criticism
- Hold back
- Avoid, in a way
More clues leading to the result REININ
- Check, as a horse
- Pull, as a horse
- Put a lid on
- Bring under control
- Keep under control
- Control
- Get under control
- Curb, as spending
- Curb, as a runaway horse
- Restrain
More clues leading to the result CONSTRAIN
- Jailbird transport?
- With great effort?
- Limit
- Impose limitations
- Oblige
- Hold back
- Limit or hold back
- Restrict severely
More clues leading to the result KEEPATADISTANCE
More clues leading to the result INHIBIT
More clues leading to the result HIDE
- Hair's partner
- _____-and-seek
- Store away
- ___-and-seek
- Animal skin
- Go underground
- Pelt
- Tannery skin
- Participate in a kids' game
- "He's coming!"
More clues leading to the result FORBEAR
More clues leading to the result CORK
- Champagne stopper
- Stopper
- Stopper or popper
- Blarney Castle's county
- Fishing float
- Bulletin board material
- County of southwest Ireland
- Bottleneck blocker
- Bottle stopper
- Feature of most wine bottles
More clues leading to the result STINTON
More clues leading to the result BRIDLE
- Harness component
- It has a bit part
- Restraint
- Harness part
- It'll hold a bit
- It may be bitless
- Restrain
- Horse restrainer
- Hold back
- Horse's headgear
More clues leading to the result LEASH
- Fido's restraint
- Pet-shop purchase
- Cur's curb
- It keeps Fido in check
- Man and his best friend connector?
- Restraint
- Cur curber
- String on a toy
- Dog control
- Tether
More clues leading to the result DAM
- It holds water
- TVA project
- Hoover is one
- Hoover or Norris
- Hoover, for one
- It retains water
- Reservoir creator
- Water container?
- Water stopper
- Barrier
More clues leading to the result KEEPATBAY
More clues leading to the result ABSTAIN
- Holdoff
- Refrain
- Avoid doing
- Teetotal
- Choose not to vote
- Choose to not participate
- Shun the voting booth
- Decline to vote
- Choose not to participate
- Skip voting
More clues leading to the result ARREST
- Run in
- Seize by law
- Take prisoner
- Pinch
- Put the collar on
- Catch
- Collar
- Bring into the station house
- Take in
- Bring to a standstill
More clues leading to the result SUPPRESS
More clues leading to the result DENY
- Just say no
- Refuse to believe
- Say it isn't so
- Turn down
- Gainsay
- Refuse to accept
- Refute
- Reject as false
- Repudiate
- Say (it) isn't so
More clues leading to the result WAIT
- Get in line, perhaps
- Links annoyance
- Street crossing signal
- "Back off!"
- "Hold on!"
- Stand in line
- Hold tight
- Stand by
- "Don't go so fast!"
- "Don't move!"
More clues leading to the result DAMUP
- Create an obstruction
- Stanch, as a river
- Obstruct
- Work like a beaver
- Block, as a stream
- Clog
- Cause a blockage in
- Block
- Stop from flowing
- Keep from overflowing
More clues leading to the result HAMPER
- Frustrate
- Basket in the bathroom
- Big basket
- Impede, as progress
- Picnic basket
- Get in the way of
- Laundry convenience
- Dirty-laundry holder
- Picnic aid.
- Laundry holder