hold it down

verb

To hold up one's side in a relationship.

“I'll be back, Dee, hold it down while I'm gone.”

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Meanings

verbhold it down (third-person singular simple present holds it down, present participle holding it down, simple past and past participle held it down)

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

  1. intransitiveslangAfrican-American VernacularTo hold up one's side in a relationship.

    She'll never dump him, he knows how to hold it down.

  2. intransitiveslangAfrican-American VernacularTo maintain control of a situation or location.

    I'll be back, Dee, hold it down while I'm gone.

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APA

hold it down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hold%20it%20down

MLA

“hold it down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hold%20it%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hold it down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hold%20it%20down.

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