keep down

• فعل مركب يعني منع ارتفاع الشيء أو زيادته أو لفت الانتباه إليه، أو كبته وإخضاعه والسيطرة عليه.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of preventing something from rising, increasing, or being noticed; or to suppress or control something.

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1. Control or limitinformal

   To prevent something from increasing or becoming too high.

   كبح

   • We need to keep down the noise in the library.
   • The government is trying to keep down inflation.
   • Please keep down your voice during the movie.

   المرادفاتcapcheckcontaincontrolcurbhold downlimitreducerestrainsuppress

   الأضدادboostelevateescalateincreaseraise

2. Suppress or oppressformal

   To prevent a group of people from having power or freedom.

   القمع والإخضاع

   • The regime kept down the opposition with force.
   • They tried to keep down the rebellion.
   • Minorities were kept down for decades.

   المرادفاتcrushdominateoppressquellrepresssubjugatesuppresstyrannize

   الأضدادemancipatefreeliberaterelease

3. Retain food or drinkinformal

   To manage to eat or drink without vomiting.

   الاحتفاظ بالطعام

   • She was so sick she couldn't keep down any food.
   • He managed to keep down the medicine.
   • The patient could only keep down clear liquids.

   المرادفاتhold downretain

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