keep down in English dictionary

  • keep down

    Meanings and definitions of "keep down"

    • (transitive) To repress.
    • (transitive) To restrain or control.
    • (transitive) To cause not to increase or rise.
    • (transitive) Not to vomit.
    • (intransitive) To lie low. To stay concealed by not standing up
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To repress.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To restrain or control (a sound).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cause not to increase or rise.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      Not to vomit.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To lie low. To stay concealed by not standing up
    • keep down (e.g. information)
    • verb
      manage not to throw up
    • verb
      place a limit on the number of
    • verb
      put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

    Synonyms of "keep down" in English dictionary

    subjugate, crush, reduce are the top synonyms of "keep down" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "keep down" in English dictionary

    vomit is the antonym of "keep down" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of keep down

    • keep down ( third-person singular simple present keeps down, present participle keeping down, simple past and past participle kept down)
    • keep down (third-person singular simple present keeps down, present participle keeping down, simple past and past participle kept down)

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