English Explanatory Dictionary

hold down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To restrain; to check.
  2. To continue, to hold and to manage well; to keep; maintain; support.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hold down holds down holding down held down

Synonyms

restrain hold back behedge guard govern smother bind chasten check inhibit contain vanquish cork curb bury curtail dampen hamshackle hold down limit repress restrict shackle stay stifle stop straiten subdue suppress throttle underbring withhold withstrain

Related words

hold it down
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