Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hold one's water

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables: hold one's wa-ter
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To restrain one's urge to urinate.

Dated

verb

To be patient; to control one's impulses.

Example Sentences

"[…] and if there is much oozing of blood, the application of ice to the penis. The patient is then instructed to hold his water as long as possible."
"Hold your water, I'll get to you in a minute."
""C'mon, move it! Get your ass in gear!" […] "Hold your water!" Stiehl yelled back. "I'm writing farewell letters.""

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

hold water hold my beer

Frequently Paired Words

hold water hold my beer

Synonyms

hold it 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

Questions

What does hold one's water mean?: To restrain one's urge to urinate.

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