keep down meaning and definition

KEEP DOWN verb

Definition of keep down (verb)

1. place a limit on the number of
   • synonyms: number
2. put down by force or intimidation
   • "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
   • synonyms: quash, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugate
3. manage not to throw up
   • antonym: barf