KEEP DOWN Definition & Meaning

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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

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Betts has struggled to keep down solid food, the ordeal leaving him “scared to eat.”

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They say that wolves keep down numbers of deer and wild boar, which damage trees and crops.

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She had found lesson planning "really daunting" - but sharing plans, and a rigorous behaviour policy run by senior leaders, have kept down her workload.

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Mexican law enforcement has undoubtedly kept down the numbers of migrants reaching the US’s door.

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A cat lives in the barn, to keep down the vermin.

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