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Hold Back Stock Check Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is STEM which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: STEM

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%4Exact Match!
230%8 To keep in check or hold back
328%5 A blank check (a signed check with the recipient's name left blank)

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "STEM" which means:

    noun
  • • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  • • A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
  • • Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
  • • The tube of a tobacco pipe
  • • Front part of a vessel or aircraft
  • • A turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
  • verb
  • • Grow out of, have roots in, originate in
  • • Cause to point inward
  • • Stop the flow of a liquid
  • • Remove the stem from

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The flowers had long, slender stems."
  • • "He broke the stem off his wine glass."

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The Guardian Quick06 Mar 2002 Down 1
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