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hold-down

hold-down is the alternative form of holddown.

Meaning of holddown

Noun

holddown (plural holddowns)

  1. That which holds something down.
  2. A clamping device that holds another structural element in place.
  3. A period during which a network router ignores messages about a currently unreachable route, giving it time to become reachable again.

Forms of hold-down

pluralhold-downs

Origin of hold-down

Deverbal from hold down.

Questions about hold-down

What is hold-down the alternative form of?
Hold-down is the alternative form of holddown.

Words near hold-down in the dictionary

  1. hold'em
  2. hold'st
  3. hold-all
  4. hold-alls
  5. hold-departure order
  6. hold-down
  7. hold-downs
  8. hold-up
  9. hold-up play
  10. hold-up plays
  11. hold-up squad

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