HyperDic: keep_down

English > 3 senses of the expression *keep down*:
VERB	change	keep down, number	place a limit on the number of
	social	keep down, repress, quash, subdue, subjugate, reduce	put down by force or intimidation
	body	keep down	manage not to throw up

English > *keep down*: 3 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	place a limit on the number of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonym	number
Broader	limit, circumscribe, confine to	restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
See also	keep	keep in a certain state, position, or activity

English > *keep down*: 3 senses > verb 2, social
Meaning	Put down by force or intimidation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Synonyms	repress, quash, subdue, subjugate, reduce
Broader	oppress, suppress, crush	come down on or keep down by unjust / unjust / unjust use of one's authority
Spanish	avasallar, sojuzgar, subyugar
Catalan	dominar, enjovar, reprimir, sotmetre, subjugar

English > *keep down*: 3 senses > verb 3, body
Meaning	manage not to throw up.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Opposite	vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up	Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Spanish	mantener
Catalan	limitar, mantenir

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