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.
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Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Most participants in the program are holding down full-time jobs, one-quarter of them still in the military.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 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
In any case, most people wouldn’t last long holding down two full-time jobs, at least not in two different professions.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Most participants in the program are holding down full-time jobs, one-quarter of them still in the military.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Hold-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold-down. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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