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hold-down   (hōld'doun')
n.  
    1. The act of holding down.

    2. A limit or restraint: "Voters want a hold-down on the Federal budget" (Newsweek).

  1. Something, such as a clamp, used to hold an object in place.

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hold-down

noun
a limitation or constraint; "taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending" 
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