keep down

1. (verb) manage not to throw up
Antonyms: vomit

2. (verb) place a limit on the number of
Synonyms: number
Related Words: circumscribe, confine, limit

3. (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: quash, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugate
Related Words: clamp down, crush, oppress, suppress



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