Definition of "hold in" []

• Hold back; keep from being perceived by others (verb)
• Close in (verb)
• Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits (verb)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Robin faces off against Lord Haverston, who, under ordinary circumstances, I hold in some favor."
• "A very curious festival which the chapter used to hold in the Middle Ages was the procession of the herrings."
• "The result, as you can guess, was Unpretty, the book you now hold in your hands."