What is the meaning of keep down?

verb

  • Place a limit on the number of.
  • Put down by force or intimidation.
    • usage: "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
  • Manage not to throw up. .
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