holds down
Prevents from rising
Holds down combines physical and figurative senses of restraint or maintenance.
To hold something down physically is to keep it in place by pressing: Hold down the lid while I tape it.
To hold down a job is to keep it successfully over time, implying some effort or challenge: She's held down three jobs while raising kids.
To hold someone down is to restrain them or, figuratively, to limit their advancement: The system holds people down.
- suppressesActively prevents expression
- restrainsHolds back or controls
- anchorsWeighted devices securing vessels
- gripsHolds firmly onto
- subduesOvercomes and controls
puts a lid on · sustains · pins · tethers · curbs · clamps · maintains · fastens · binds · occupies · secures · regulates · contains · locks · moderates · manages · controls · stabilizes
holds downloses
Fails to retain
quits · abandons · leaves · gives up · walks away from
holds downlets out
Permits to leave
unleashes · releases · lets loose · expresses · encourages
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