Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hold one's piss

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: hold one's piss
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To resist the urge to urinate.

verb

To wait, particularly unwillingly.

verb

To hide the effects of one's drunkenness; to convincingly behave as though sober while drunk.

Example Sentences

"They say I'm a camel because I can really hold my piss on long road trips."
"Hey, hold your piss, okay? You'll get your turn when your number comes up."
"I'd had a lot of beer, but I was able to hold my piss and get through the security checks and into the club."

Inflected Forms

holds one's piss (present, singular) holding one's piss (participle, present) held one's piss (participle, past) held one's piss (past)

Synonyms

hold it hold one's pee hold one's water abide back that train up bide bide one's time expect defer hang on hold on hold one's breath

Questions

What does hold one's piss mean?: To resist the urge to urinate.

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