Definition of hold in Hold in
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What does hold in mean?
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| hold in - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" | ||
| control, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate | ||
| keep back, restrain, hold back, keep hold back | ||
| trammel, limit, throttle, bound, restrict, restrain, confine restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" | ||
| stamp down, conquer, curb, inhibit, suppress, subdue overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country" | ||
| damp restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" | ||
| crucify, mortify, subdue kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified" | ||
| abnegate, deny deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods" | ||
| restrict place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" | ||
| train exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition; "She is training for the Olympics" | ||
| catch contract; "did you catch a cold?" | ||
| bate soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins" | ||
| thermostat control the temperature with a thermostat | ||
| countercheck, counteract check a second time | ||
| hold in - close in; darkness enclosed him" | ||
| enclose, confine | ||
| contain, bear, hold, carry be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" | ||
| bound, border form the boundary of; be contiguous to | ||
| embank enclose with banks, as for support or protection; "The river was embanked with a dyke" | ||
| rail in, rail complain bitterly | ||
| box in, box up enclose or confine as if in a box | ||
| frame make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy" | ||
| hold in - hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well" | ||
| conceal, hold back | ||
| occult hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes" | ||
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