- keep something down
- 1) cause something to remain at a low level
the population of aphids is normally kept down by other animals
2) retain food or drink in one's stomach without vomiting
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
keep something down
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keep (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 … New idioms dictionary
keep sth down — UK US keep sth down Phrasal Verb with keep({{}}/kiːp/ verb (kept, kept) ► to control the size or number of something and prevent it from increasing: »To have any chance against the competition, we need to keep our prices down … Financial and business terms
ˌkeep sth ˈdown — phrasal verb to control something and prevent it from increasing in size or number We have to try and keep costs down.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hold something down — 1 they will hold down inflation: KEEP DOWN, keep low, freeze, fix. 2 (informal) she held down two jobs: OCCUPY, hold, have, do, fill. → … Useful english dictionary
lay something down — 1 he laid down his glass: PUT DOWN, set down, place down, deposit, rest; informal dump, plonk down; Brit. informal bung down. 2 they were forced to lay … Useful english dictionary
keep down — verb 1. place a limit on the number of (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑number • Derivationally related forms: ↑number (for: ↑number) • Hypernyms: ↑limit, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
keep — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
keep — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
keep — 1 /ki:p/ verb past tense and past participle kept /kept/ 1 NOT GIVE BACK (T) to have something and not need to give it back: You can keep it. I don t need it. | Try it for a week and we guarantee you ll want to keep it. 2 NOT LOSE (T) to continue … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
keep — [[t]ki͟ːp[/t]] ♦ keeps, keeping, kept 1) V LINK ERG If someone keeps or is kept in a particular state, they remain in it. [V n adj/prep] The noise kept him awake... [V n adj/prep] Reggie was being kept busy behind the bar... [V adj/prep] To keep… … English dictionary
