A.keep back, detain, Plb.1.66.5, etc.; restrain, τινας Th.8.93; τὴν ὁρμήν τινος, τὸν ἴδιον θυμόν, Plb.5.67.11, 15.4.11; π. τὰς ὠδῖνας check them, D.S.4.9; π. τὰ ὑγρά checks their circulation, Heraclid.Tar. ap. Ath.2.64f.
2. retain possession of, “τὸν Ἀκροκόρινθον” Plb.18.45.12.