hold at

hold someone or something at something

to keep someone or something at some distance, such as an arm's length, respectful distance, comfortable distance, etc. I held the child at an arm's length until he could be calmed. The police held the crowd at a distance from the injured man.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kean	-	Irish
Lecia	-	English (Rare)
Ariadna	ah-RYAHD-nah (Spanish, Polish)	Spanish, Catalan, Russian, Polish
Simona	-	Italian, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Lithuanian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Liana	-	Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, English
Allister	['ælistə]