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held in hand

held in hand is the simple past and past participle of hold in hand.

Meaning of hold in hand

Verb

hold in hand (third-person singular simple present holds in hand, present participle holding in hand, simple past and past participle held in hand)

  1. (transitive) To restrain.

Questions about held in hand

What is held in hand the simple past and past participle of?
Held in hand is the simple past and past participle of hold in hand.

Words near held in hand in the dictionary

  1. held good
  2. held hostage
  3. held in
  4. held in contempt
  5. held in derision
  6. held in hand
  7. held it
  8. held it down
  9. held it in
  10. held it together
  11. held off

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