hold down

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === hold down (third-person singular simple present holds down, present participle holding down, simple past and past participle held down) (idiomatic, transitive) To restrain; to check. Synonyms: restrain, hold back; see also Thesaurus:curb (idiomatic, transitive) To continue, to hold and to manage well; to keep; maintain; support. ==== Related terms ==== hold it down ==== Translations ====