Allow and Hold down

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Allow

Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
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Hold down is an antonym for allow.
Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Hold down

Hold down verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.
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Allow is an antonym for hold down in topics: force, repress, confine, hinder, restrain.
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  • Literature / Lonely Werewolf Girl Of course, Kalix has just sold the charm that was designed to keep her hidden, because she lacks any skills that would allow her to hold down a job, and has a laudanum addiction.
    Source: Literature / Lonely Werewolf Girl
  • Heroic Sacrifice: Count Logan's minions hold down Beljar to allow the heroes to land the final blow. Why?
    Source: Fan Fic / The End of Ends
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