keep_down has definitions from the field of politics
1
[ verb ] place a limit on the number of

Synonyms

number

Used in print

(Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)

You can keep your machinery investment down by buying good secondhand machinery , by sharing the cost and upkeep of machinery with a neighbor , and by hiring someone with machinery to do certain jobs .

Related terms

limit number numeral

2
[ verb ] (politics) put down by force or intimidation

Examples

"The government quashes any attempt of an uprising" "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently" "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

Related terms

oppress clamp_down overcomer

3
[ verb ] manage not to throw up

Related terms

vomit

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