Check
Hold in
Hold in verb - Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.
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Even Tsukune ends up becoming an example, gaining a monstrous Super-Powered Evil Side that he can barely hold in check that cutting lose with it is a Godzilla Threshold.
Source: Creepy Awesome - Losing your brakes is indeed a dangerous thing to have happen, but TV likes to up the danger by assuming that brakes are magical devices which hold in check the powerful forces which a car uses to kill its driver.
Source: Magic Brakes
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Hold in or Check. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/check/hold_in.
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