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hold down
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of HOLD DOWN
to set bounds or an upper limit for <efforts to hold down taxes keep running up against the legislature's ingrained unwillingness to cut spending>
Related Words bar, block, hamper, hinder, impede, obstruct; constrict, contract, lessen, narrow, pinch, squeeze, tighten; quell, repress, suppress; number; modify, qualify
Antonyms exceed
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