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keep down
verb
to repress; hold in submission
to restrain or control
he had difficulty keeping his anger down
to cause not to increase or rise
prices were kept down for six months
(intr) not to show oneself to one's opponents; lie low
to cause (food) to stay in the stomach; not vomit
Idioms and Phrases
Hold under control, repress; also, retain food. For example, Keep you voice down , or They vowed to keep down the insurgency , or With morning sickness, she had a hard time keeping down her breakfast . [Late 1500s]
Prevent from increasing or succeeding, as in The government was determined to keep prices down , or Joyce felt that her lack of an advanced degree kept her down in terms of promotions . [Early 1800s]
Example Sentences
One issue the neighbourhood teams are homing in on is loneliness - they have identified this as a way to keep down hospital numbers.
For two weeks, Betts could hardly eat solid foods, failing to keep down the little he did consume.
One issue the neighbourhood teams are honing in on is loneliness - they have identified this as a way to keep down hospital numbers.
Betts has struggled to keep down solid food, the ordeal leaving him “scared to eat.”
They say that wolves keep down numbers of deer and wild boar, which damage trees and crops.
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