押さえる

Meaning

1. v1vt
   to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady
2. v1vt
   to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to press (a body part)
3. v1vt
   to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest
4. v1vt
   to grasp (a point); to comprehend
5. v1vt
   to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain

Example sentences

• いつもは脚立を使ってるんですけど、・・・揺れて怖くて・・・だから押さえていて欲しいんです。

  I always use the steps, but...it's scary how they wobble...so I'd like you to hold them steady.

• 彼らはコストを押さえようとしている。

  They are trying to keep costs down.

• 彼は心を鬼にして同情心を押さえた。

  He steeled himself against compassion.