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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

hold in en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping.
    • to hold in laughter, or one's emotions
    • When the world is a monster bad to swallow you whole, kick the clay that holds those teeth in, throw your trolls out the door. 1985 June 10, R.E.M., “Can’t Get There From Here”, in Fables of the Reconstruction:
  2. (dated, intransitive) To restrain oneself.
    • He wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in.
  3. (transitive) To keep (someone) in prison or jail.

Forms

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holding in Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
held in Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
held in Tense=Past lexicographic
holds in Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic