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hold back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
6
hold in(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
4
bottle up(verb, hold, control, make)
4
sit on(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
3
keep back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
2
bring to naught(verb, idiom, stop, check)
2
cool off(verb, control, make, force)
2
crack down on(verb, idiom, stop, restrain)
2
keep down(verb, hold, control, close)
2
keep lid on(idiom, control, make, force)
2
keep secret(verb, stop, check, keep)
2
put down(verb, restrain, crush, curb)
2
rein in(verb, stop, hold, control)
2
shut in(verb, control, check, reduce)
1
beat down(verb, stop, restrain, crush)
1
box in(verb, control, check, restrain)
1
box up(verb, hold, control, check)
1
bring to screeching halt(verb, idiom, control, check)
1
call the shots(verb, idiom, control, run)
1
call upon(verb, control, run, maintain)
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APASmart Define. (2015). hold down thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/hold_down/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "hold down thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/hold_down/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, hold down thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/hold_down/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "hold down thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/hold_down/thesaurus/synonyms>