Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hold-down

1 sense of hold-down

Sense 1
hold-down -- (a limitation or constraint; "taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending")
       => limitation, restriction -- (an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hold-down

2 senses of hold down

Sense 1
hold down -- (keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs")
       => retain, hold, keep back, hold back -- (secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree")

Sense 2
hold down -- (restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep")
       => limit, circumscribe, confine -- (restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day")