stop vs hold back

hold back vs stop

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

stop and hold back both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

stop (noun)	hold back (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

stop (verb)	hold back (verb)
prevent completion	prevent the action or expression of
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments	hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of	hold back; keep from being perceived by others
seize on its way	secure and keep for possible future use or application
render unsuitable for passage	wait before acting
come to a halt, stop moving	refrain from doing
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 stop and hold back

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