Constrict
Hold down
Hold down verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.
Usage example: efforts to hold down taxes keep running up against the legislature's ingrained unwillingness to cut spending
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Hold down and Constrict. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/constrict/hold_down
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