Hold (back), as an animal Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hold (back), as an animal . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is REIN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REIN Hold (back), as an animal (4)
10% LETSRIP Holds nothing back (7) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
10% RESTRAIN Hold back (8) (8) Mirror Quick Sep 12, 2025
10% SITON Hold back for a time (5) Newsday Sep 10, 2025
9% PRESERVING Keeping quiet, holding back (10) (10) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 18, 2025
9% RIPS Nervous pirate holds back tears (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
9% WAIT "Hold on!" (4)
9% CONTAIN Hold back Tory money article probes (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 8, 2025
9% HYENAS Holds inner longing for animals (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 1, 2025
9% RETAIN Hold back (6) (6) Mirror Quick Aug 26, 2025
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