hold-down

/hoʊld,daʊn/ nounverb
9 letters16 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1

A limitation or constraint.

“taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending”

VERB
1

Keep.

“She manages to hold down two jobs”

2

Restrain.

“please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep”

WORD FORMS
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GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
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