keep down

kip daʊn

kept down

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Definition of keep down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

prices and numbers

tr.

prevent from increasing or rising

tr.

They took measures to keep down the inflation rate..

restrain

suppress

medical

tr.

retain food in the stomach without vomiting

tr.

She managed to keep down her breakfast despite feeling sick.

digest

stomach

self restraint

tr.

repress or control emotions or actions

tr.

He struggled to keep down his anger.

control

restrain

suppress

concealment

intr.

Rare

stay low or hidden to avoid detection

intr.

Rare

The soldiers were ordered to keep down during the attack.

crouch

duck

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Expressions with keep

keep going

maintain the pace or speed

He kept going at a steady pace throughout the race..

keep on

continue doing something

She decided to keep on studying despite the noise..

keep up

maintain the same speed or level

He struggled to keep up with the fast runners.

keep around

retain something or someone nearby

I keep a flashlight around in case of power outages.

keep in touch

maintain communication with someone

We promised to keep in touch after graduation.

keep one's place

not lose track of location in reading or process

Use a bookmark to keep your place in the book.

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hold one's head up

physical posture

keep your head raised and not look down

gulp back

drink or eat

swallow liquid or food quickly to keep it down

repressive

adj.

control suppression

exerting control to keep others down

Examples of keep down in a sentence

They struggled to keep down the weeds in the garden.
He couldn't keep down any food after the surgery.
The medication helped her keep down her meals.
She tried to keep down her excitement during the meeting.
He managed to keep down his laughter during the serious speech.
We had to keep down to avoid being seen by the guards.

The wildlife photographer kept down to capture the perfect shot.

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French:contenir, garder, ...
German:niedrig halten, bei sich behalten, ...
Italian:controllare, tenere giù, ...
Spanish:mantener bajo, mantener, ...
Portuguese:controlar, reter, ...
Chinese:抑制, 留住, ...
Japanese:抑える, 保つ, ...
Arabic:كَبَحَ, تَحَمَّلَ الطَّعام, ...
Hebrew:לְרַסֵּן, לְהַחֲזִיק אֶת הָאוֹכֶל בַּקֵּיבָה, ...
Russian:сдерживать, удерживать, ...
Ukrainian:стримувати, утримувати, ...
Hindi:काबू में रखना, खाना पचा पाना, ...
Bengali:কম রাখা, পেটে রাখা, ...
Catalan:contenir, aguantar, ...
Czech:udržet na uzdě, udržet v sobě, ...
Danish:holde nede, beholde i maven, ...
Dutch:onder controle houden, binnenhouden, ...
Greek:κρατώ χαμηλά, κρατώ στο στομάχι, ...
Hungarian:alacsonyan tartani, lent tartani, ...
Khmer:ទប់ស្កាត់មិនឱ្យកើនឡើង, រក្សាអាហារនៅក្នុងក្រពះដោយមិនក្អួត, ...
Korean:억제하다, 잘 소화시키다, ...
Persian:مهار کردن, پس ندادن, ...
Polish:ograniczać, zatrzymać, ...
Portuguese (BR):controlar, reter, ...
Romanian:a ține sub control, a ține mâncarea în stomac, ...
Swedish:hålla nere, behålla, ...
Thai:กด, รับอาหารไว้ได้, ...
Turkish:düşük tutmak, midesinde tutmak, ...
Vietnamese:kiềm chế, giữ được, ...

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