HOLD DOWN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Restrain

Example:

please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "hold down" is one way to...):

circumscribe; confine to; limit (restrict or confine within limits)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

hold-down (a limitation or constraint)

Meaning:

Keep

Example:

She manages to hold down two jobs

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "hold down" is one way to...):

hold; hold back; keep back; retain (secure and keep for possible future use or application)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something