keep_down
has definitions from the field of politics
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[ verb ] place a limit on the number of
Synonyms 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 . |
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[ 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 |
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[ verb ] manage not to throw up
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