held
• held is the past tense and past participle of hold.
held a grudge
• kept his feelings of resentment, bore a resentment
held back his curiosity
• restrained his curiosity, did not pry despite his eager desire to know
held back his laughter
• restrained his laughter, did not laugh despite his desire to do so
held back his tears
• did not cry despite his desire to do so, controlled his tears
held him by the balls
• took advantage of his dependence upon him so as to get the maximum out of him
held him in high regard
• honored him greatly, respected him greatly, regarded him with the utmost esteem
held him in leash
• did not give him any room to breath, kept him quite dependent
held him to his promise
• forced him to keep his promise
held his own
• persevered, stood strong
held his tongue
• remained silent, kept still
held in abeyance
• temporarily suspended, temporarily freeze activity
held in his arms
• hugged in his arms; he hugged her, he held her tightly
held in store
• set aside for future use
held on
• found the strength to, lasted, endured, stood firm
held on to
• seized by his fingernails
held out his hand
• put out his hand, extended his hand
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