holding 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.

   Synonyms:

   restrain, hold back, behedge, guard, govern, smother, bind, chasten, choke back, check

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