Definition of Hold down

1. Verb. Keep. "She manages to hold down two jobs"

Generic synonyms: Hold, Hold Back, Keep Back, Retain

2. Verb. Restrain. "Please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"
Generic synonyms: Circumscribe, Confine, Limit
Derivative terms: Hold-down

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hold Down

holding cell
holding company
holding device
holding pattern
holdout
holdouts
holdover
holdovers
holds
holdup
holdups
holdup man
hold back
hold close
hold dear
hold down (current term)
hold fast
hold firm
hold in
hold off
hold on
hold one's own
hold open
hold out
hold over
hold still for
hold sway
hold the line
hold tight
hold up

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