to hold down
1hold-down — (hōldʹdoun ) n. 1. a. The act of holding down. b. A limit or restraint: “Voters want a hold down on the Federal budget” (Newsweek). 2. Something, such as a clamp, used to hold an object in place. * * * …
2hold down the fort — (UK hold the fort) ► WORKPLACE to deal with a situation, or do someone s job, while they are away: »She went off on vacation, leaving me to hold down the fort. »Will you hold the fort while I go for lunch? Main Entry: ↑hold …
3Hold down — may refer to: * A pinning hold in grappling. * A hold down is a steel device in structural engineering …
4hold down something — hold down (something) to succeed in keeping something. He s never been able to hold down a steady job. The film held down second place in the top five movies over the last weekend …
5hold down — (something) to succeed in keeping something. He s never been able to hold down a steady job. The film held down second place in the top five movies over the last weekend …
6hold down the fort — hold the ˈfort f26 idiom (BrE) (NAmE hold down the ˈfort) (informal) to have the responsibility for sth or care of sb while other people are away or out • …
7hold down — ► hold down informal succeed in keeping (a job). Main Entry: ↑hold …
8hold|down — «HOHLD DOWN», noun. U.S. the prevention of rises or increases so far as possible or convenient; repression: »a holddown on all spending …
9hold down — index constrain (restrain), dominate, extinguish, subject Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10hold down — verb 1. keep (Freq. 1) She manages to hold down two jobs • Hypernyms: ↑retain, ↑hold, ↑keep back, ↑hold back • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
