hold down en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To restrain; to check.
Please hold the noise down.
You hold him down while I search him.
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(idiomatic, transitive) To continue, to hold and to manage well; to keep; maintain; support.
Thank you to everyone who's been holding us down while we've been going through this difficult time.
I held down that job for years.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| holds down | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| held down | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| held down | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| holding down | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
bury · cork · repress · bind · restrain · vanquish · guard · govern · hold down · inhibit · throttle · stop · behedge · subdue · restrain · restrict · hamshackle · quench · withstrain · quell · withhold · contain · limit · catch · underbring · stay · straiten · shackle · stifle · curb · check · curtail · dampen · hold back · suppress · smother · chasten · choke back · hold back
Translations (21)
hu lefog (to restrain) · hu féken tart (to restrain) · ru уде́рживать (to continue to hold) · fr maintenir à terre (to restrain) · ru удержа́ться (to continue to hold) · es mantenerse en (to continue to hold) · ru подавля́ть (to restrain) · de halten (to continue to hold) · de niederhalten (to restrain) · it tenere a freno (to restrain) · es conservar (to continue to hold) · ru угнета́ть (to restrain) · es retener (to restrain) · ru уде́рживать (to restrain) · es detener (to restrain) · de sich halten in (to continue to hold) · es seguir en (to continue to hold) · hu betölt (to continue to hold) · de unterdrucken (to restrain) · fr baisser (to restrain) · es sujetar (to restrain)