Related Words for hold down

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hold in
/x
Phrase, Verb
hold back
//
Phrase, Verb
hold
/
Noun
keep down
//
Phrase, Verb
restrain
x/
Verb
hold off
//
Phrase, Verb
hold up
//
Phrase, Verb
inhibit
x/x
Verb
lay hold of
///
Phrase, Verb
clamp down on
///
Phrase, Verb
keep under
//x
Phrase, Verb
rein in
/x
Phrase, Verb
keep
/
Verb
detain
x/
Verb
refrain
x/
Noun
impound
x/
Noun
bear down
//
Phrase, Verb
suppress
x/
Verb
halt
/
Noun
hold over
//x
Phrase, Verb, Noun
bring down
//
Phrase, Verb
oppress
x/
Verb
stay
/
Verb
tie up
//
Phrase, Verb
rein
/
Noun
hang on
//
Phrase, Verb
retain
x/
Verb
hold on
//
Phrase, Verb
stifle
/x
Verb
tighten up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
hold out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
coerce
x/
Verb
press
/
Noun
choke back
//
Phrase, Verb
throw down
//
Phrase, Verb
curb
/
Noun
bind
/
Noun
grip
/
Noun
grab
/
Noun
silence
/x
Noun
keep from
//
Phrase, Verb
shut in
/x
Phrase, Verb
retract
x/
Verb
block off
//
Phrase, Verb
constrict
x/
Verb
withhold
x/
Verb
shut
/
Verb
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
clamp
/
Noun
put down
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
catch
/
Noun
curtail
x/
Verb
grind
/
Noun
resist
x/
Verb
leash
/
Noun
pipe down
//
Phrase, Verb
strain
/
Noun
pinch
/
Noun
keep back
//
Phrase, Verb
arrest
x/
Noun
get down
//
Phrase, Verb
shackle
/x
Noun
contain
x/
Verb
get hold of
///
Phrase, Verb
head
/
Noun
suspend
x/
Verb
pause
/
Noun
harness
/x
Noun
shut off
//
Phrase, Verb
stop
/
Noun
limit
/x
Noun
batten down
/x/
Phrase, Verb
set down
//
Phrase, Verb
forbear
x/
Verb
pound
/
Noun
quiet down
/x/
Phrase, Verb
constrain
x/
Verb
cut down
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
shut down
//
Phrase, Verb
clinch
/
Noun
strangle
/x
Verb
block
/
Noun
conclude
x/
Verb
imprison
x/x
Verb
cramp
/
Noun
latch
/
Noun
abstain
x/
Verb
take down
//
Phrase, Verb
mash
/
Noun
wait
/
Verb
fetter
/x
Noun
slow
/
Adjective
rest
/
Noun
hand
/
Noun
check
/
Noun
help
/
Noun
draw up
//
Phrase, Verb
delay
x/
Noun
throttle
/x
Noun
lock
/
Noun
take out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
hand over
//x
Phrase, Verb
hold forth
//
Phrase, Verb
subdue
x/
Verb
lay off
//
Phrase, Verb
choke
/
Verb
depress
x/
Verb
hang
/
Verb
cut off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
staunch
/
Adjective
pressure
/x
Noun
carry out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bottle up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
brace
/
Noun
hush
/
Noun
tether
/x
Noun
force
/
Noun
seize
/
Verb
grapple
/x
Verb
hang up
//
Phrase, Verb
quarantine
/xx
Noun
turn down
//
Phrase, Verb
put a stop to
/x//
Phrase, Verb
retard
x/
Verb
come to a stop
//x/
Phrase, Verb
quell
/
Verb
abide
x/
Verb
pull down
//
Phrase, Verb
drag
/
Noun
abeyance
x/x
Noun
absorb
x/
Verb
accommodate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
achieve
x/
Verb
acknowledge
x/x
Verb
acquire
x/x
Verb
acquit
x/
Verb
add
/
Verb, Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adhere
x/
Verb
admit
x/
Verb
adopt
x/
Verb, Noun
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
against
x/
Noun
agree
x/
Verb
allow
x/
Verb
almost
/x
Adverb, Noun
along
x/
Adverb
alt
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
an
/
Noun
anticipation
xxx/x
Noun
apart
x/
Adverb, Adjective
apply
x/
Verb, Adjective
appreciation
xxx/x
Noun
are
/
Noun
argue
/x
Verb, Noun
arm
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
arrange
x/
Verb, Noun
arrow
/x
Noun, Verb
article
/xx
Noun, Verb
ashore
x/
Adverb
ask
/
Verb, Noun
assert
x/
Verb, Noun
assume
x/
Verb
attach
x/
Verb
attempt
x/
Noun, Verb
avail
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
await
x/
Verb, Noun
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
backwards
/x
Adverb, Adjective
balance
/x
Noun, Verb
ball
/
Noun, Verb
bate
/
Noun, Verb
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
begin
x/
Verb, Noun
behave
x/
Verb
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
believe
x/
Verb
below
x/
Adverb, Noun
beneath
x/
Adverb
bilge
/
Noun, Verb
blue
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
book
/
Noun, Verb
borrow
/x
Verb, Noun
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bracket
/x
Noun, Verb
brave
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
brig
/
Noun, Verb
bring
/
Verb, Noun
broomstick
/x
Noun, Verb
bunker
/x
Noun, Verb
buoy
/x
Noun, Verb
buy
/
Verb, Noun
cache
/
Noun, Verb
call
/
Verb, Noun
calm
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
cancel
/x
Verb, Noun
care
/
Noun, Verb
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
celebration
xx/x
Noun
certify
/xx
Verb
cherish
/x
Verb, Noun
chock
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
circle
/x
Noun, Verb
circuitous
x/xx
Adjective
civilize
/xx
Verb
claim
/
Noun, Verb
clasp
/
Noun, Verb
clench
/
Noun, Verb
close
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
clutch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
coated
/x
Adjective
commemorate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
commence
x/
Verb
compel
x/
Verb
complicate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
comply
x/
Verb
comport
x/
Verb, Noun
con
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
conclusion
x/x
Noun
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
confine
x/
Verb, Noun
conquer
/x
Verb
conserve
x/
Verb, Noun
consider
x/x
Verb
consolation
xx/x
Noun
consume
x/
Verb
contend
x/
Verb
continue
x/x
Verb, Noun
contract
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
control
x/
Noun, Verb
convene
x/
Verb
corporatist
/xxx
Noun, Adjective
counteract
/xx
Verb, Noun
counting
/x
Noun
cradle
/x
Noun, Verb
crop
/
Noun, Verb
cultivate
/xx
Verb
custody
/xx
Noun
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
deactivated
x/xxx
Verb
dead
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
decade
x/
Noun
declare
x/
Verb
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
decoupled
x/x
Verb
decrease
x/
Noun, Verb
dedicate
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
deduct
x/
Verb
deduction
x/x
Noun
deem
/
Verb, Noun
defend
x/
Verb
defy
x/
Verb, Noun
dejected
x/x
Adjective
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
demand
x/
Noun, Verb
deport
x/
Verb
descend
x/
Verb, Noun
descendant
x/x
Noun, Adjective
descent
x/
Noun
destroy
x/
Verb
detail
x/
Noun, Verb
detention
x/x
Noun
deterministic
xxx/x
Adjective
devote
x/
Verb, Adjective
devour
x/x
Verb
dimensional
x/xx
Adjective
dip
/
Noun, Verb
disable
x/x
Verb, Adjective
disconnect
xx/
Noun, Verb
disconnection
xx/x
Noun
discuss
x/
Verb
dismount
xx
Verb, Noun
dispirited
x/xx
Adjective
distance
/x
Noun, Verb
dive
/
Noun, Verb
divine
x/
Adjective, Name, Verb
dock
/
Noun, Verb
dormant
/x
Adjective, Noun
downcast
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb