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11keep down — transitive verb Date: 1548 1. to keep in control < keep expenses down > 2. to prevent from growing, advancing, or succeeding …
12keep down — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To keep under control] Syn. reduce, deaden, muffle; see decrease 2 , quiet 2 . 2. [To subdue] Syn. oppress, keep under, hold down, subjugate; see command 2 , restrain 1 , subject …
13keep down — verb a) To repress. China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently. b) To restrain or control. We must keep then noise down, or the neighbours will complain …
14keep down — Same as hold down …
15To keep down — Keep Keep (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913… …
16Keep — (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I… …
17keep (something) down — 1. to prevent something from increasing. We need to keep down our costs. 2. to not vomit food or liquid. I was sick most of the day and couldn t keep anything down …
18keep someone under — KEEP IN SUBJECTION, hold down, keep down, subdue, suppress, repress, oppress; informal squash, trample on. → keep * * * hold a person or group in subjection the local people are kept under by the army …
19keep — keep1 [ kip ] (past tense and past participle kept [ kept ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stay in state/position ▸ 2 (make) continue/repeat ▸ 3 continue to have ▸ 4 store ▸ 5 (make) stay within limit ▸ 6 do what you said ▸ 7 provide money for ▸ 8 take care of… …
20keep — keep1 W1S1 [ki:p] v past tense and past participle kept [kept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not change)¦ 2¦(continue doing something)¦ 3¦(not give back)¦ 4¦(not lose)¦ 5¦(store something)¦ 6¦(make somebody stay in a place)¦ 7¦(delay somebody)¦ 8¦(do what you… …
