Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hold-down

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables
hold--down
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of holddown.

Etymology

Deverbal from hold down.

Inflected Forms

hold-downs (plural)

Questions

What does hold-down mean?
Alternative form of holddown.
Where does hold-down come from?
Deverbal from hold down.

How to pronounce hold-down

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