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held down

held down is the simple past and past participle of hold down.

Meaning of hold down

Verb

hold down (third-person singular simple present holds down, present participle holding down, simple past and past participle held down)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To restrain; to check.
    • Please hold the noise down.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To continue, to hold and to manage well; to keep; maintain; support.
    • I held down that job for years.

Questions about held down

What is held down the simple past and past participle of?
Held down is the simple past and past participle of hold down.

Words near held down in the dictionary

  1. held balls
  2. held by the button
  3. held cheap
  4. held court
  5. held dear
  6. held down
  7. held down the fort
  8. held fast
  9. held fire
  10. held firm
  11. held for ransom

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