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held one's horses

held one's horses is the simple past and past participle of hold one's horses.

Meaning of hold one's horses

Verb

hold one's horses (third-person singular simple present holds one's horses, present participle holding one's horses, simple past and past participle held one's horses)

  1. (idiomatic) To be patient; to wait.
    • "I'm going to tell you, ain't I?" he said, gruffly. "Just hold your horses a minute, please."1921, Booth Tarkington, chapter 24, in Alice Adams
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, one's, horses.

Questions about held one's horses

What is held one's horses the simple past and past participle of?
Held one's horses is the simple past and past participle of hold one's horses.

Words near held one's horses in the dictionary

  1. held one's alcohol
  2. held one's breath
  3. held one's drink
  4. held one's fire
  5. held one's head high
  6. held one's horses
  7. held one's jaw
  8. held one's liquor
  9. held one's nerve
  10. held one's nose
  11. held one's nose up

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