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held one's jaw

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

Meaning of hold one's jaw

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) To refrain from talking, to hold one's tongue, to be quiet.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, jaw.

Questions about held one's jaw

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

Words near held one's jaw in the dictionary

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

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