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hold in meaning

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    Definition of hold in in English Dictionary

  • VerbPREhol-
    1. (transitive, dated) To keep to oneself; to prevent from escaping.
      1. to hold in laughter, or one's emotions
    2. (intransitive, dated) To restrain oneself.
      1. He wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in.
  • More Examples
    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • The result is also shown to hold in combination with the additional constraint of preserving the enclosed volume, or isochoricity.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Phrases
      • Phrasal verbs
        • Phrasal verbs with particle (in)
      • Verbs
        • Phrasal verbs
          • Phrasal verbs with particle (in)
          • Intransitive verbs
            • Transitive verbs

          Other Vocabulary

          Look-Alike Words
          1. en hold it
          2. en hold on
          3. en hold up
          4. en goldin
          Source: Wiktionary

          Meaning of hold in for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this idiom "hold in" is a phrase, more specifically, a phrasal verb. It's also a verb, more specifically, a phrasal verb, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.
          Definiteness: Level 1
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