Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holddown

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hold-down
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which holds something down.

noun

A clamping device that holds another structural element in place.

noun

A period during which a network router ignores messages about a currently unreachable route, giving it time to become reachable again.

Etymology

Deverbal from hold down.

Inflected Forms

holddowns (plural) hold-down (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

holdback tiedown

Questions

What does holddown mean?: That which holds something down.
Where does holddown come from?: Deverbal from hold down.

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