holddown

hold·down

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hohld-doun]
- /ˈhoʊldˌdaʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hohld-doun]
- /ˈhoʊldˌdaʊn/

Definitions of holddown word

noun holddown a clamp for holding a metal piece, as a sheet being deep-drawn, to prevent distortion or movement. 1
noun holddown restraint or limitation short of reduction, especially on costs: a substantial holddown on military spending. 1
noun holddown a control function in a router that stops it receiving information from other routers while there is instability in the network 0

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Origin of holddown

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; noun use of verb phrase hold down

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Parts of speech for Holddown

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Holddown

holddown popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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