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Verb: hold in
  1. Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
    "hold in your anger";
    - control, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
     
  2. Hold back; keep from being perceived by others
    "She holds in her anger well";
    - conceal, hold back, disguise
     
  3. Close in
    "The fog held in the valley";
    - enclose, confine

Derived forms: holding in, holds in, held in

Type of: bear, carry, contain, hold, hold back, keep, keep back, maintain, restrain