hold back vs stop

stop vs hold back

hold back is not a noun while stop is a noun.

hold back and stop both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hold back	No	No	Yes	No
stop	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hold back and stop are synonyms defined as:

hold back and stop: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

Other synonyms of hold back include arrest, check, contain, turn back.

hold back (noun)	stop (noun)
	the act of stopping something
	a brief stay in the course of a journey
	a restraint that checks the motion of something
	an obstruction in a pipe or tube
	a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
	(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
	a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
	a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
	the event of something ending
	a spot where something halts or pauses
	the state of inactivity following an interruption

hold back (verb)	stop (verb)
prevent the action or expression of	prevent completion
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of	stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
hold back; keep from being perceived by others	hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
secure and keep for possible future use or application	seize on its way
wait before acting	render unsuitable for passage
refrain from doing	come to a halt, stop moving
	cause to end
	interrupt a trip
	stop from happening or developing
	put an end to a state or an activity
	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Difference between hold back and stop

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