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RELATED WORDS : cargo hold choke hold get hold get hold of hold hold back hold by hold cheap hold close hold dear hold down hold everything hold fast hold firm hold forth hold good hold in contempt hold off hold office hold on hold one's own hold open hold out hold out on hold over hold still for hold sway hold the line hold tight hold together hold true hold up hold water hold with hold your horses scissor hold scissors hold strangle hold take hold take hold of taking hold toe hold wrestling hold

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Verb hold in has 3 senses

• hold in(v = verb.stative) confine, enclose - close in; "darkness enclosed him"
is one way to bear, carry, contain, hold
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something

• hold in(v = verb.social) check, contain, control, curb, hold, moderate - 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"
is one way to hold back, keep, keep back, restrain
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

• hold in(v = verb.perception) conceal, hold back - hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

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hold in

Restraint

VB restrain, check, put under restraint, lay under restraint, enthral, enthrall, inthral, inthrall, bethral, bethrall, restrict, debar, constrain, coerce, curb, control, hold back, hold from, hold in, hold in check, hold within bounds, keep back, keep from, keep in, keep in check, keep within bounds, hold in leash, hold in leading strings, withhold, keep under, repress, suppress, smother, pull in, rein in, hold, hold fast, keep a tight hand on, prohibit, inhibit, cohibit, enchain, fasten, fetter, shackle, entrammel, bridle, muzzle, hopple, gag, pinion, manacle, handcuff, tie one's hands, hobble, bind hand and foot, swathe, swaddle, pin down, tether, picket, tie down, tie up, secure, forge fetters, disable, hamstring (incapacitate), confine, shut up, shut in, clap up, lock up, box up, mew up, bottle up, cork up, seal up, button up, hem in, bolt in, wall in, rail in, impound, pen, coop, inclose, cage, incage, encage, close the door upon, cloister, imprison, immure, incarcerate, entomb, clap under hatches, lay under hatches, put in irons, put in a strait-waistcoat, throw into prison, cast into prison, put into bilboes, arrest, take up, take charge of, take into custody, take prisoner, take captive, make prisoner, make captive, captivate, lead captive, lead into captivity, send to prison, commit to prison, commit, give in charge, give in custody, subjugate.

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