Synonyms for hold down
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : hohld |
Phonetic Transcription : hoÊŠld |
Top 10 synonyms for hold down Other synonyms for the word hold down
- abstain
- advocate
- afflict
- ameliorate
- annihilate
- annoy
- arrest
- asphyxiate
- avert
- baffle
- ban
- bar
- bear down
- beat down
- becalm
- bit
- black out
- boss
- bottle
- bottle up
- bottleneck
- bound
- box in
- box up
- bridle
- bring to naught
- bring to screeching halt
- burden
- burke
- button one's lip
- call the shots
- call upon
- calm down
- can it
- captain
- care for
- carry on
- chain
- check
- checkmate
- choke
- choke back
- circumscribe
- circumvent
- clam up
- clamp
- clamp down
- clog
- close
- coerce
- collar
- come down on
- command
- compel
- compose
- concert
- concuss
- conduct
- confine
- conquer
- console
- constipate
- constrain
- constrict
- contain
- contract
- control
- cook
- cool down
- cool it
- cool off
- cool out
- coop up
- cork
- corner
- counsel
- counteract
- cover up
- crack down
- crack down on
- cramp
- crush
- cumber
- curb
- cut off
- cut short
- decrease
- deduct
- defer
- define
- delay
- delimit
- delimitate
- demarcate
- demark
- deny
- deprive
- designate
- detain
- diminish
- direct
- disallow
- disburse
- discourage
- dominate
- drive
- dry up
- dummy up
- encircle
- enclose
- engage in
- engineer
- enjoin
- entrammel
- entrap
- execute
- extinguish
- fasten
- faze
- fetter
- fix
- fix up
- foil
- forbear
- forbid
- frustrate
- gag
- get down
- govern
- gratify
- guide
- halt
- hamper
- handicap
- handle
- hang up
- harass
- harness
- head
- hem in
- hide
- hinder
- hobble
- hog-tie
- hold
- hold back
- hold down
- hold fast
- hold in
- hold it down
- hold off
- hold out
- hold out on
- hound
- hush
- hush up
- ice
- immobilize
- immure
- impede
- impel
- imprison
- inactivate
- incarcerate
- inclose
- influence
- inhibit
- instruct
- interdict
- intern
- interrupt
- jail
- join
- keep
- keep back
- keep feeling inside oneself
- keep in
- keep lid on
- keep out
- keep secret
- keep tight rein on
- keep to oneself
- keep under one's hat
- keep under wraps
- keep within bounds
- keep within limits
- kill
- leash
- limit
- lull
- maintain
- make
- manacle
- manipulate
- minister
- moderate
- modify
- mollify
- muffle
- muzzle
- narrow
- necessitate
- neutralize
- nip in the bud
- oblige
- obstruct
- obviate
- officiate
- operate
- oppress
- outlaw
- overburden
- overcome
- overload
- overpower
- oversee
- overthrow
- pacify
- palliate
- patch things up
- pause
- persecute
- pilot
- pin down
- pinion
- plague
- play for time
- please
- ply
- postpone
- preclude
- prelimit
- preside
- press
- press down
- pressure
- pressurize
- prevent
- prey on
- prohibit
- pull down
- put an end to
- put away
- put down
- put half nelson on
- put kibosh on
- put lid on
- put off
- put on brakes
- put on ice
- put the lid on
- qualify
- quash
- quell
- quench
- quieten
- rebuff
- reconcile
- reduce
- refrain
- refuse
- regulate
- rein in
- relax
- repress
- repulse
- request
- reserve
- resist
- restrain
- restrict
- retain
- retard
- rule
- run
- run the show
- sadden
- sandbag
- satisfy
- scrub
- secure
- send up
- settle
- shackle
- shorten
- shotgun
- shrink
- shush
- shut in
- shut up
- silence
- sit on
- slack
- slacken pace
- slow down
- smooth
- smother
- snub
- snuff out
- soft-pedal
- soften
- soothe
- spike
- square
- squash
- squelch
- stagnate
- stamp out
- stay
- steer
- stifle
- still
- stop
- stop oneself
- strangle
- stroke
- stultify
- stymie
- subdue
- suffocate
- superintend
- supervise
- suppress
- surround
- taboo
- take care of
- take over
- take the bite out of
- take the helm
- tame
- task
- temper
- terminate
- tether
- thwart
- tie
- tie up
- torpedo
- train
- trammel
- trample
- tranquilize
- trap
- trouble
- tyrannize
- urge
- use
- vex
- ward
- watch
- watch over
- weigh upon
- weight
- wield
- withhold
- worry
Définition of hold down
Origin :- Old English haldan (Anglian), healdan (West Saxon), "to contain, grasp; retain; foster, cherish," class VII strong verb (past tense heold, past participle healden), from Proto-Germanic *haldanan (cf. Old Saxon haldan, Old Frisian halda, Old Norse halda, Dutch houden, German halten "to hold," Gothic haldan "to tend"), originally "to keep, tend, watch over" (as cattle), later "to have." Ancestral sense is preserved in behold. The original past participle holden was replaced by held beginning 16c., but survives in some legal jargon and in beholden.
- Hold back is 1530s, transitive; 1570s, intransitive; hold off is early 15c., transitive; c.1600, intransitive; hold out is 1520s as "to stretch forth," 1580s as "to resist pressure." Hold on is early 13c. as "to maintain one’s course," 1830 as "to keep one’s grip on something," 1846 as an order to wait or stop. To hold (one's) tongue "be silent" is from c.1300. To hold (one's) own is from early 14c. To hold (someone's) hand "give moral support" is from 1935. Phrase hold your horses "be patient" is from 1844. To have and to hold have been paired alliteratively since at least c.1200, originally of marriage but also of real estate.
- As in inhibit : verb restrict, prevent
- As in manage : verb be in charge, control
- As in pin : verb attach, hold in place
- As in quiet : verb make silent, calm
- As in restrict : verb confine, limit situation or ability to participate
- As in stifle : verb prevent, restrain
- As in suppress : verb restrain, hold in check
- As in weigh down : verb depress
- As in withhold : verb keep back
- As in hold back : verb repress
- As in bottle up : verb hold in check
- As in check : verb hinder, restrain
- As in constrain : verb force; restrain
- As in curb : verb repress, restrict
- As in grind : verb oppress
- As in hold back/hold off : verb repress
- Some called on the Colonel to hold down the cap lower, so that Bob could reach it.
- Extract from : « Rollo on the Atlantic » by Jacob Abbott
- He matched their acceleration to hold down the relative speeds.
- Extract from : « Tulan » by Carroll Mather Capps
- That's all right; but there are enemies you have to hold down.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Races » by Burt L. Standish
- They pull me off, and I hold down my head and fold my arms, just like friar do.
- Extract from : « Mr. Midshipman Easy » by Captain Frederick Marryat
- Hold down your heads, girls: if it's anybody that knows us, we're lost.
- Extract from : « Tales of the Argonauts » by Bret Harte
- Any girl who disapproves of this, will she hold down her hand?
- Extract from : « The School Queens » by L. T. Meade
- In a little While she learned to count Money, and could hold down the Job.
- Extract from : « Fables in Slang » by George Ade
- France will hold down Germany, who just now claims to be our friend also.
- Extract from : « Through Scandinavia to Moscow » by William Seymour Edwards
- He had a thousand plans by which the Prince was to overcome and hold down Slavna.
- Extract from : « Sophy of Kravonia » by Anthony Hope
- This will hold down friction and save the company's good money.
- Extract from : « Letters from an Old Railway Official » by Charles DeLano Hine
Antonyms for hold down
- abet
- advance
- aggravate
- agitate
- aid
- allow
- anger
- annoy
- approve
- assist
- bear
- begin
- build up
- bumble
- cheer
- comfort
- compliment
- confide
- continue
- create
- delay
- delight
- depress
- detach
- develop
- disagree
- disclose
- discourage
- disjoin
- dissuade
- disturb
- divulge
- encourage
- enlarge
- excite
- expand
- expedite
- expose
- extend
- facilitate
- fail
- follow
- forget
- forward
- foster
- free
- give in
- go ahead
- go along
- grant
- grow
- halt
- help
- hurt
- ignore
- incite
- include
- increase
- indulge
- irritate
- lay bare
- leave
- leave alone
- lengthen
- let go
- let out
- liberate
- light
- loose
- loosen
- mismanage
- move
- neglect
- obey
- open
- oppose
- permit
- persuade
- please
- praise
- promote
- provoke
- push
- raise
- release
- repress
- reveal
- sanction
- serve
- show
- soothe
- start
- stop
- stretch
- support
- surrender
- tell
- trouble
- turn up
- unbind
- uncover
- unfasten
- unlatch
- unloose
- unpin
- untie
- upset
- use
- welcome
- worry
- yield
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