1
: something used to fasten an object in place
2
a
: an act of holding down
b
: limit
agreed to wage-rate hold-downs
held down; holding down; holds down
1
: to keep within limits
hold the noise down
2
: to assume or have responsibility for
holding down two jobs
Examples of hold-down in a Sentence
Verb
efforts to hold down taxes keep running up against the legislature's ingrained unwillingness to cut spending
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Julie Loffredi, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
These hold-down test-firings are typically one of the final milestones in a Starship launch campaign before SpaceX moves the rocket to the launch pad.
—ArsTechnica, 19 June 2025
Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
While Yamamoto held down the fort, the Dodgers batters did the rest of the work.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Inside, hold-down straps, water-resistant storage, and multiple accessory pockets add to its organized feel.
—Julie Loffredi, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
These hold-down test-firings are typically one of the final milestones in a Starship launch campaign before SpaceX moves the rocket to the launch pad.
—ArsTechnica, 19 June 2025
Verb
The archetypal climbers were young men without families to feed or full-time jobs to hold down, free to devote their waking hours to becoming one with the rock.
—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
While Yamamoto held down the fort, the Dodgers batters did the rest of the work.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Hold-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold-down. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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