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hold down verb- to maintain (a position of employment) US, 1896
- [T]he Conservative MP had to look after four young children for a week and hold down two jobs to make his £70 budget stretch[.] — The Guardian, 16 October 2003
- to control (a block or neighbourhood) US
Youth gang usage. - — Jennifer Blowdryer, Modern English, p. 64, 1985
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