keep down

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar la acción de impedir que algo suba, aumente o llame la atención; o para suprimir o controlar algo.

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

incontable · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Control or limitinformal

   To prevent something from increasing or becoming too high.

   mantener bajo control

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscapcheckcontaincontrolcurbhold downlimitreducerestrainsuppress

   Antónimosboostelevateescalateincreaseraise

2. Suppress or oppressformal

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

   Reprimir u oprimir

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

   Sinónimoscrushdominateoppressquellrepresssubjugatesuppresstyrannize

   Antónimosemancipatefreeliberaterelease

3. Retain food or drinkinformal

   To manage to eat or drink without vomiting.

   Retener alimentos

   • 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.

   Sinónimoshold downretain

Verbo basekeep