The meaning of Keep-down

idiom

Place a limit on the number of

phrasal verb

Stay hidden by crouching or lying down.

Usage examples:

Keep down! there's someone coming

phrasal verb

Cause something to remain at a low level.

Usage examples:

The population of aphids is normally kept down by other animals

phrasal verb

Retain food or drink in one's stomach without vomiting.

Usage examples:

All i could keep down was water

phrasal verb

Cause someone to remain in a state of oppression or subjection.

Usage examples:

Others doubted the injury would keep him down that long

phrasal verb

Make a pupil repeat a year at school because of poor marks.

Usage examples:

Is a child who fails a year test to be kept down?

phrasal verb

To prevent something from increasing

Usage examples:

We need to keep down our costs., after the operation i couldn’t keep my food down.

phrasal verb

To control the size or number of something and prevent it from increasing

Usage examples:

To have any chance against the competition, we need to keep our prices down.