'hold down' definitions:
Definition of 'hold down'
(from WordNet)
verb
Keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs"
verb
Restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"
Synonyms of 'hold down'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- asphyxiate,
- bit,
- bottle up,
- bridle,
- censor,
- check,
- choke off,
- clamp down on,
- constrain,
- cork,
- cork up,
- crack down on,
- crush,
- curb,
- damp down,
- deprive of freedom,
- disenfranchise,
- disfranchise,
- dominate,
- drown,
- enslave,
- enthrall,
- extinguish,
- gag,
- hold back,
- hold captive,
- hold in,
- hold in bondage,
- hold in captivity,
- hold in leash,
- hold in subjection,
- inhibit,
- jump on,
- keep down,
- keep under,
- kill,
- lead captive,
- make dependent,
- muzzle,
- peonize,
- pour water on,
- put down,
- quash,
- quell,
- quench,
- repress,
- shut down on,
- silence,
- sit down on,
- sit on,
- smash,
- smother,
- squash,
- squelch,
- stanch,
- stifle,
- strangle,
- stultify,
- subdue,
- subject,
- subjugate,
- subordinate,
- suffocate,
- suppress,
- take captive,
- throttle,
- vassalize,
- withhold
Words containing 'hold down'
- Hold,
- Hold on,
- Hold up,
- Holding,
- To hold in,
- To hold off,
- To hold on,
- To hold out,
- To hold over,
- To hold to,
- To hold up,
- To hold with,
- hold by,
- hold in,
- hold off,
- hold out,
- hold out on,
- hold over,
- hold with,
- holdings,
- Blanch holding,
- Blench holding,
- Ground hold,
- Holding note,
- Strangle hold,
- To clap hold of,
- To hold a chapel,
- To hold a wager,
- To hold by the button,
- To hold forth,
- To hold good,
- To hold hand,
- To hold in hand,
- To hold in play,
- To hold in pledge,
- To hold one's own,
- To hold pace with,
- To hold tack,
- To hold the tongue,
- To hold together,
- To hold water,
- To lay hold of,
- To lay hold on,
- To take hold of,
- Toe hold,
- cargo hold,
- choke hold,
- get hold,
- get hold of,
- hold back,
- hold cheap,
- hold close,
- hold dear,
- hold everything,
- hold fast,
- hold firm,
- hold forth,
- hold good,
- hold in contempt,
- hold office,
- hold one's own,
- hold open,
- hold still for,
- hold sway,
- hold the line,
- hold tight,
- hold together,
- hold true,
- hold water,
- hold your horses,
- hold-down,
- holding cell,
- holding company,
- holding device,
- holding paddock,
- holding pattern,
- holding pen,
- holding yard,
- scissor hold,
- scissors hold,
- take hold,
- take hold of,
- taking hold,
- wrestling hold,
- To get or to hold In chancery,
- To hold one's day,
- To hold one's peace,
- bank holding company,
- multibank holding company,
- To hold one's nose to the grindstone