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holding it down

holding it down is the present participle and gerund 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 holding it down

What is holding it down the present participle and gerund of?
Holding it down is the present participle and gerund of hold it down.

Words near holding it down in the dictionary

  1. holding in
  2. holding in contempt
  3. holding in derision
  4. holding in hand
  5. holding it
  6. holding it down
  7. holding it in
  8. holding it together
  9. holding midfielder
  10. holding midfielders
  11. holding note

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