hold down
verb- To restrain; to check. · Please hold the noise down.· You hold him down while I search him.
- To continue, to hold and to manage well; to keep; maintain; support. · I held down that job for years.· Thank you to everyone who's been holding us down while we've been going through this difficult time.
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The head was lying a little clear of the water jar, under the curve of it; and, as his teeth met, Rikki braced his back against the bulge of the red earthenware to hold down the head.
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