hold down

hold down

verb

Definition of HOLD DOWN

to set bounds or an upper limit for <efforts to hold down taxes keep running up against the legislature's ingrained unwillingness to cut spending>

Synonyms cap, circumscribe, confine, hold down, restrict

Related Words bar, block, hamper, hinder, impede, obstruct; constrict, contract, lessen, narrow, pinch, squeeze, tighten; quell, repress, suppress; number; modify, qualify

Near Antonyms broaden, expand, widen; overextend, overreach

Antonyms exceed