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hold down

[phrasal verb]
hold (something) down or hold down (something)
: to stop (something) from being or becoming too high保持低水平
: to continue to have (a job)保住(工作)
hold (someone) down or hold down (someone) : to stop (someone) from doing something or advancing to a higher level, position, etc.压制,限制(某人)
⇒ Main Entry: 1 hold

See also: hold-down


hold-down

1 of 2

noun

1
: something used to fasten an object in place
2
a
: an act of holding down
b
: limit
agreed to wage-rate hold-downs

hold down

2 of 2

verb

held down; holding down; holds down

transitive verb

1
: to keep within limits
hold the noise down
2
: to assume or have responsibility for
holding down two jobs

Example Sentences

Verb efforts to hold down taxes keep running up against the legislature's ingrained unwillingness to cut spending

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hold-down was in 1533

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