hold down

verb

Definitions

  1. To restrain

    To restrain; to check.

    • Please hold the noise down.
    • You hold him down while I search him.
  2. To continue, to hold and to manage well

    To continue, to hold and to manage well; to keep; maintain; support.

    • I held down that job for years.
    • Thank you to everyone who's been holding us down while we've been going through this difficult time.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA