Adjacent Words
hold backhold breath
hold by
hold cheap
hold close
hold court
hold dear
hold down
hold everything
hold fast
hold firm
hold forth
hold good
hold ground
hold hands
hold in check
hold in contempt
hold off
hold office
hold on
hold on to
hold one's breath
hold one's horses
hold one's own
hold one's peace
hold one's tongue
hold onto
hold open
hold out
hold out on
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
v
1: close in; darkness enclosed him" [syn: enclose, hold in, confine]
2: 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" [syn: control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate]
3: hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well" [syn: conceal, hold back, hold in]
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
If you hold in an emotion or feeling, you do not allow yourself to express it, often making it more difficult to deal with. Depression can be traced to holding in anger... Go ahead and cry. Don't hold it in. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P
Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
1. (Active.) Check, restrain, repress, rein in. 2. (Neuter.) Restrain one's self.
