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1 hold down
phr.v. 1. hold sb down држи некого под контрола/во потчинетост: Held down for centuries by their Ottoman conquerors Co векови под отоманско ропство2. hold sth down econ. a) држи (цени/инфлација/камати) на ниско ниво. б) има/задржува работно место -
2 hold
n. држење, фаќање, земање, имање; to atach, to take hold of - присвојува (нешто)/;2. власт, влијание; to get a firm hold of - сигурно совладува;3. разбирање, сфаќање (на смисла)v. (се) држи, одржува;2. издржува;3. содржи, опфаќа;4. држи во власт, контролира;5. е на сила (закон и сл.);6. задржува, спречува;7. смета, верува; to hold back - задржува2. се воздржува3. крие, премолчува; to hold by - се придржува (на решение и сл.); to hold down - притиска, гуши, подредува; to hold in - (се) воздржува, (се) контролира; to hold off - задржува, одложува; to hold on - се држи (цврсто) за нешто, останува на своето; to hold out - пружа (рака)2. дава (надеж)3. издржува, истрајува; to hold over - одложува2. задржува иста положба; to hold to - се држи за нешто, се придржува за нешто; to hold together - се здружува, се обединува; to hold up - изложува (пр. на потсмев)2. поддржува, потпира3. задржува, сопира, ограбув
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hold-down — (hōldʹdoun ) n. 1. a. The act of holding down. b. A limit or restraint: “Voters want a hold down on the Federal budget” (Newsweek). 2. Something, such as a clamp, used to hold an object in place. * * * … Universalium
Hold down — may refer to: * A pinning hold in grappling. * A hold down is a steel device in structural engineering … Wikipedia
hold down — (something) to succeed in keeping something. He s never been able to hold down a steady job. The film held down second place in the top five movies over the last weekend … New idioms dictionary
hold down — ► hold down informal succeed in keeping (a job). Main Entry: ↑hold … English terms dictionary
hold|down — «HOHLD DOWN», noun. U.S. the prevention of rises or increases so far as possible or convenient; repression: »a holddown on all spending … Useful english dictionary
hold down — index constrain (restrain), dominate, extinguish, subject Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hold down — verb 1. keep (Freq. 1) She manages to hold down two jobs • Hypernyms: ↑retain, ↑hold, ↑keep back, ↑hold back • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
hold down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hold down : present tense I/you/we/they hold down he/she/it holds down present participle holding down past tense held down past participle held down 1) to hold someone who is lying down, so that they cannot… … English dictionary
hold down — 1) PHRASAL VERB: oft with brd neg If you hold down a job or a place in a team, you manage to keep it. [V P n (not pron)] He never could hold down a job... [V P n (not pron)] Constant injury problems had made it tough for him to hold down a… … English dictionary
hold down — /ˌhəυld daυn/ verb 1. to keep at a low level ● We are cutting margins to hold our prices down. 2. ♦ to hold down a job to manage to do a difficult job ▪▪▪ ‘…real wages have been held down; they have risen at an annual rate of only 1% in the last… … Dictionary of banking and finance
hold down — 1) they will hold down inflation Syn: keep down, keep low, freeze, fix 2) informal she held down two jobs Syn: occupy, have, do, fill 3) the people can be held down only so long … Thesaurus of popular words
