Keep-down Phrasal Verb - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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Definition of keep down phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

keep down phrasal verb jump to other results keep down

1. to hide yourself by not standing up straight
   • Keep down! You mustn't let anyone see you.

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keep somebody down

1. to prevent a person, group, etc. from expressing themselves freely synonym oppress
   • The people have been kept down for years by a brutal regime.
   • You can’t keep Laura down—she’s so full of life.

keep something down

1. to make something stay at a low level; to avoid increasing something
   • to keep down wages/prices/the cost of living
   • Keep your voice down—I don't want anyone else to hear.
   • Keep the noise down (= be quiet).
2. to not bring something back through the mouth from the stomach; to not vomit
   • She's had some water but she can't keep any food down.

See keep down in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Other results

All matches

• keep your head down
• keep/get your head down
• you can’t keep a good man down

Idioms

• keep/get your head down
• you can’t keep a good man down

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