hold down

present singular third person holds down · participle present holding down · participle past held down · past held down

1. idiomatictransitiveTo restrain; to check.

   Please hold the noise down.

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   You hold him down while I search him.

   Synonyms: restrain, hold back, behedge, guard, govern, smother, bind, chasten

2. idiomatictransitiveTo continue, to hold and to manage well; to keep; maintain; support.

   I held down that job for years.

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   Thank you to everyone who's been holding us down while we've been going through this difficult time.