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keep down

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  1. To repress. (transitive) · The dictatorial state keeps down its dissidents very efficiently.
  2. To restrain or control (a sound). (transitive) · We must keep the noise down, or the neighbours will complain.· Keep it down in there! Some of us are trying to sleep!
  3. To cause not to increase or rise. (transitive) · It is essential to keep the numbers down to avoid overcrowding.
  4. To retain in the stomach without vomiting. (transitive) · It is difficult to keep anything down when you have the flu.
  5. To lie low; to stay concealed by not standing up. (intransitive) · You had better keep down or they will see you.
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“‘At eight o’clock,’ she said, gulping in her throat to keep down her agitation.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 60 · B2

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