KEEP STH


Meaning of KEEP STH in English

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1.

to prevent a feeling, etc. from being expressed

SYN restrain :

She was unable to keep back her tears.

2.

to continue to have a part of sth :

He kept back half the money for himself.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.