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Exact Match:

hold down

restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"

keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs"

Synonyms:

• asphyxiate,
• bit,
• bottle up,
• bridle,
• censor,
• check,
• choke off,
• clamp down on,
• constrain,
• cork,
• cork up,
• crack down on,
• crush,
• curb,
• damp down,
• deprive of freedom,
• disenfranchise,
• disfranchise,
• dominate,
• drown,
• enslave,
• enthrall,
• extinguish,
• gag,
• hold back,
• hold captive,
• hold in,
• hold in bondage,
• hold in captivity,
• hold in leash,
• hold in subjection,
• inhibit,
• jump on,
• keep down,
• keep under,
• kill,
• lead captive,
• make dependent,
• muzzle,
• peonize,
• pour water on,
• put down,
• quash,
• quell,
• quench,
• repress,
• shut down on,
• silence,
• sit down on,
• sit on,
• smash,
• smother,
• squash,
• squelch,
• stanch,
• stifle,
• strangle,
• stultify,
• subdue,
• subject,
• subjugate,
• subordinate,
• suffocate,
• suppress,
• take captive,
• throttle,
• vassalize,
• withhold