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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Obstruct and Hold down. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_down/obstruct
Hold down & Obstruct. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_down/obstruct>.
Obstruct or Hold down. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_down/obstruct.
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