"hold it in" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: holds it in [present, singular, third-person], holding it in [participle, present], held it in [participle, past], held it in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> it in}} hold it in (third-person singular simple present holds it in, present participle holding it in, simple past and past participle held it in)
  1. To withhold release of one's emotions, often for fear of some negative consequence, or out of guilt or denial.
    Sense id: en-hold_it_in-en-verb-pTVYYgaa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", English terms with placeholder "it", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. To wait for a more opportune time to urinate or defecate, despite present physical urgency. Synonyms: hold it Related terms: hold in
    Sense id: en-hold_it_in-en-verb-P33i9bOY Categories (other): English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 55 45

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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    }
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          "release",
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        "To wait for a more opportune time to urinate or defecate, despite present physical urgency."
      ],
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          "urinate",
          "urinate"
        ],
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          "defecate",
          "defecate"
        ]
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        }
      ],
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          "word": "hold it"
        }
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    }
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        "To withhold release of one's emotions, often for fear of some negative consequence, or out of guilt or denial."
      ],
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        [
          "release",
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        ]
      ]
    },
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        "To wait for a more opportune time to urinate or defecate, despite present physical urgency."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "opportune",
          "opportune"
        ],
        [
          "urinate",
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        [
          "defecate",
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        ]
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