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What does hold down mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word hold down? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To restrain; to check.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To continue, to hold and to manage well.
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The change has helped hold down inflation levels even as it promotes global growth.
The inability to hold down a job is no longer seen as a moral failing, but as a sign of heightened sensibility.
A veteran who has started games and isn't yet gumming his food, Matthews can hold down the fort as a fill-in.
While connected to the Internet, you hold down the Alt key when clicking on a word in any Windows program.
They could receive the payout even while continuing to hold down other jobs.
My father came from a family of alcoholics and he himself battled with it but still managed to hold down a job and educate two kids.

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