The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word PIN which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Hold down crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PIN | 55 % | 3 |
| REPRESS | 18 % | 7 |
| ANCHOR | 18 % | 6 |
| PINION | 9 % | 6 |
Why may PIN be the right solution?
The word "PIN" can mean to hold something down or secure it in place, such as when using a pin to hold down a piece of paper.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hold down
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hold in
- hold back
- hold in hand
- hold
- keep down
- restrain
- hold off
- hold up
- inhibit
- lay hold of
- clamp down on
- keep under
Crossword Answer definitions
PIN noun- A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
- A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
- A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
- The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
- A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
- (in plural) A leg.
- Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
- A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
- A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
- A scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to attack.
- The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
- The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
- A mood, a state of being.
- One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.
- Caligo.
- A thing of small value; a trifle.
- A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
- A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
- The tenon of a dovetail joint.
- A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.
- A pinball machine.
- (often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
- (usually in the passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
- To pin down (someone).
- To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
- To attach (an icon, application, etc.) to another item.
- To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.
- To cause an analog gauge to reach the stop pin at the high end of the range.
- To shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PIN
- 5D need
- Brooch
- Fastener
- Rolling ___
- Split component
- ATM entry
- Bowler's target
- 1" badge, say
- A.T.M. need
- ATM no.
More clues leading to the result REPRESS
- Block parties when you were completely wasted, say
- Hold back
- Stifle
- Keep in, as feelings
- Keep in check
- Hold back.
- Overpower.
- Quell.
- Hold down.
- Hold in check.
More clues leading to the result ANCHOR
- Relay's last runner
- *Relay-team position
- Popeye's tattoo
- Rather, Jennings, or Brokaw
- News head
- Hold fast
- Mainstay
- Newscast VIP
- Coveted news job
- Person at the end of a tug-of-war rope