"hold in" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: holds in [present, singular, third-person], holding in [participle, present], held in [participle, past], held in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> in}} hold in (third-person singular simple present holds in, present participle holding in, simple past and past participle held in)
  1. (transitive) To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hold_in-en-verb-a4HzFA5E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. (intransitive, dated) To restrain oneself. Tags: dated, intransitive
    Sense id: en-hold_in-en-verb-JwI6bx63

Inflected forms

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    },
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "held in",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "held in",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "96 4",
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        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to hold in laughter, or one's emotions"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1985 June 10, R.E.M. (lyrics and music), “Can’t Get There From Here”, in Fables of the Reconstruction:",
          "text": "When the world is a monster\nbad to swallow you whole,\nkick the clay that holds those teeth in,\nthrow your trolls out the door.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping."
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        "(transitive) To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping."
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "He wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in.",
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        }
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        "To restrain oneself."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "restrain",
          "restrain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, dated) To restrain oneself."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Pages with entries"
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      "form": "held in",
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    },
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      "form": "held in",
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          "text": "to hold in laughter, or one's emotions"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1985 June 10, R.E.M. (lyrics and music), “Can’t Get There From Here”, in Fables of the Reconstruction:",
          "text": "When the world is a monster\nbad to swallow you whole,\nkick the clay that holds those teeth in,\nthrow your trolls out the door.",
          "type": "quote"
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        "(transitive) To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping."
      ],
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        "To restrain oneself."
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        "(intransitive, dated) To restrain oneself."
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