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verb
To resist the urge to urinate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: vulgar
Synonyms: hold it, hold one's pee, hold one's water
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To wait, particularly unwillingly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: vulgar
Synonyms: abide, back that train up, bide, bide one's time, expect, defer, hang on, hold on, hold one's breath, hold one's horses, hold one's water, hold out, mark time, stand by, stay, twiddle one's thumbs, wait
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To hide the effects of one's drunkenness; to convincingly behave as though sober while drunk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: mildly, vulgar
Synonyms: hold one's liquor, hold one's alcohol, hold one's drink
Antonyms: none provided
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