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Noun hold-down has 1 sense

hold-down - a limitation or constraint; "taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending"
--₁ is a kind of limitation, restriction

Derived form: verb hold down₂

Verb hold-down has 2 senses

hold down - keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs"
--₁ is one way to retain, hold, keep back, hold back
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
hold down - restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"
--₂ is one way to limit, circumscribe, confine

Derived form: noun hold-down₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something