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held it down

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

Meaning of hold it down

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To hold up one's side in a relationship.
    • She'll never dump him, he knows how to hold it down.
  2. (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To maintain control of a situation or location.
    • I'll be back, Dee, hold it down while I'm gone.

Questions about held it down

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

Words near held it down in the dictionary

  1. held in
  2. held in contempt
  3. held in derision
  4. held in hand
  5. held it
  6. held it down
  7. held it in
  8. held it together
  9. held off
  10. held on
  11. held one's alcohol

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