hold sth down
— phrasal verb with hold uk/həʊld/us/hoʊld/verb held, held
to keep something, especially costs, at a low level:
to hold down prices/wages
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Limiting and restricting
- box sb in
- chain
- circumscribe
- clamp down on sth
- clampdown
- curb
- curtail
- damage limitation
- debilitate
- delimit
- hamstring
- hedge
- infringe
- muzzle
- non-proliferation
- qualification
- ration
- rationing
- restrain
- stabilizer
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