keep down
verb
kept down; keeping down; keeps down
1
: to keep in control
keep expenses down
2
: to prevent from growing, advancing, or succeeding
Examples of keep down in a Sentence
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Aries March 21 – April 19 The fire within might be hard to keep down.
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
Apple’s skill at keeping down the price of the SE is to take an earlier design and change it almost not at all apart from color, perhaps.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
Domestic oil production is at record highs, helping to keep down gasoline prices.
—Fatima Hussein and Josh Boak, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024
Continuous vomiting and/or inability to consume and keep down ample amounts of food and liquid.
—USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2024
Symptoms that should prompt urgent care would include shortness of breath, chest pain and inability to keep down fluids.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
Others are kept down the block, at a space used for shipping and storage, and at a studio on Chrystie Street where Mr. Derian makes decoupage, a type of cut-and-paste art.
—Christopher Barnard, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
While some celebrations might forgo blooms for the sake of curating a particular aesthetic (and keeping down the budget), most couples will want to adorn every moment of their nuptials with stunning florals to curate a romantic, beautiful environment.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2023
Philanthropy at colleges is growing Private donations have become crucial to funding both private and public colleges and universities in recent decades as government aid to higher education has decreased, enrollment fluctuates, and schools search for ways to keep down tuition.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
Apple’s skill at keeping down the price of the SE is to take an earlier design and change it almost not at all apart from color, perhaps.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
Domestic oil production is at record highs, helping to keep down gasoline prices.
—Fatima Hussein and Josh Boak, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024
Continuous vomiting and/or inability to consume and keep down ample amounts of food and liquid.
—USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2024
Symptoms that should prompt urgent care would include shortness of breath, chest pain and inability to keep down fluids.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
Others are kept down the block, at a space used for shipping and storage, and at a studio on Chrystie Street where Mr. Derian makes decoupage, a type of cut-and-paste art.
—Christopher Barnard, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
While some celebrations might forgo blooms for the sake of curating a particular aesthetic (and keeping down the budget), most couples will want to adorn every moment of their nuptials with stunning florals to curate a romantic, beautiful environment.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2023
Philanthropy at colleges is growing Private donations have become crucial to funding both private and public colleges and universities in recent decades as government aid to higher education has decreased, enrollment fluctuates, and schools search for ways to keep down tuition.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
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