held it
Maintained a grip
Held it is the past tense of hold it, typically meaning to wait or pause: I was about to leave but held it when she called my name.
More literally, it can mean maintaining grip on something: He held it steady while I tightened the screws.
To have held it also means to have delayed using the bathroom: She held it the whole car ride.
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- iron gripExtremely tight grasp
- death gripExtremely tight, unrelenting grasp
- white knuckleCausing tense fear
- graspSeize or understand
clutch · composure · restraint · stiff upper lip · squeeze · loose · patience · sustain · pinch · together · nerve · firm · endure · secure · steady hand · breath · self-control · tongue
bodily restraint (bladder/emotions)
held itlet it out
Express suppressed feelings
lost it · let go · lost control · burst out · broke down
held, it, hold, holds, holding, holdings, holder, holders, beholden