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English

hold down

verb

Meaning

  1. To restrain; to check.
  2. To continue, to hold and to manage well.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

inhibit(English)control(English)restrain(English)stay(English)hold in(English)hold back(English)retain(English)hold(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data