hold-down

Definition of Hold-down in English :

1. hold-down

a limitation or constraint

Example Sentences:
'taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hold-down

verb (tr, adverb)

1.

to restrain or control

2. informal

to manage to retain or keep possession of

to hold down two jobs at once

1.

to keep down or under control; restrain

2. US, Informal

to have and keep (a job)

3.

to limit; restrict

the rain held down attendance at the game

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.