to hold down

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Englisch - Englisch
To restrain; to check

You hold him down while I search him.

To continue, to hold and to manage well

I held down that job for years.

restrict to preset limitations; be responsible for
keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs
If you hold someone down, you keep them under control and do not allow them to have much freedom or power or many rights. Everyone thinks there is some vast conspiracy wanting to hold down the younger generation
If you hold down a job or a place in a team, you manage to keep it. He never could hold down a job Constant injury problems had made it tough for him to hold down a regular first team place
keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs"
restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"
to hold down

    Silbentrennung

    to hold Down

    Türkische aussprache

    tı hōld daun

    Aussprache

    /tə ˈhōld ˈdoun/ /tə ˈhoʊld ˈdaʊn/
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