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HOLD DOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hold down mean? 

HOLD DOWN (verb)
  The verb HOLD DOWN has 2 senses:

1. keepplay

2. restrainplay

  Familiarity information: HOLD DOWN used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HOLD DOWN (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Keep

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

She manages to hold down two jobs

Hypernyms (to "hold down" is one way to...):

hold; hold back; keep back; retain (secure and keep for possible future use or application)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


Sense 2

Meaning:

Restrain

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep

Hypernyms (to "hold down" is one way to...):

circumscribe; confine to; limit (restrict or confine within limits)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

hold-down (a limitation or constraint)


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