hold down

Definition of Hold Down in English :

1. hold down

keep

Example Sentences:
'She manages to hold down two jobs'

2. hold down

restrain

Example Sentences:
'please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hold Down

verb (tr, adverb)

1.

to restrain or control

2. informal

to manage to retain or keep possession of

to hold down two jobs at once

1.

to keep down or under control; restrain

2. US, Informal

to have and keep (a job)

3.

to limit; restrict

the rain held down attendance at the game

n.

1.

a. The act of holding down.

b. A limit or restraint: "Voters want a hold-down on the Federal budget" (Newsweek).

2. Something, such as a clamp, used to hold an object in place.