'keep down' definitions:
Definition of 'keep down'
From: WordNet
verb
Place a limit on the number of [syn: number, keep down]
verb
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" [syn: repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce]
verb
Synonyms of 'keep down'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- asphyxiate,
- beat down,
- bottle up,
- break,
- browbeat,
- bulldoze,
- bully,
- castrate,
- censor,
- choke off,
- clamp down on,
- coerce,
- compel,
- cork,
- cork up,
- cow,
- crack down on,
- crush,
- damp down,
- daunt,
- deprive of freedom,
- despotize,
- disenfranchise,
- disfranchise,
- dominate,
- domineer,
- domineer over,
- drown,
- enslave,
- enthrall,
- extinguish,
- gag,
- grind,
- grind down,
- henpeck,
- hold captive,
- hold down,
- hold in bondage,
- hold in captivity,
- hold in leash,
- hold in subjection,
- intimidate,
- jump on,
- keep under,
- kill,
- lead captive,
- lord it over,
- make dependent,
- muzzle,
- oppress,
- overawe,
- overbear,
- overmaster,
- override,
- peonize,
- pour water on,
- press heavy on,
- put down,
- quash,
- quell,
- quench,
- repress,
- ride over,
- ride roughshod over,
- shut down on,
- silence,
- sit down on,
- sit on,
- smash,
- smother,
- squash,
- squelch,
- stanch,
- stifle,
- strangle,
- stultify,
- subdue,
- subject,
- subjugate,
- subordinate,
- suffocate,
- suppress,
- take captive,
- terrorize,
- throttle,
- trample down,
- trample upon,
- tread down,
- tread upon,
- tyrannize,
- tyrannize over,
- unman,
- vassalize,
- walk all over,
- walk over,
- weigh heavy on
Words containing 'keep down'
- Keep,
- Keeping,
- To keep down,
- To keep from,
- To keep in with,
- To keep on,
- To keep to,
- To keep under,
- To keep up,
- for keeps,
- in keeping,
- in keeping with,
- keep at it,
- keep from,
- keep in,
- keep off,
- keep on,
- keep out,
- keep up,
- out of keeping,
- out or keeping,
- Keeping room,
- To keep an eye on,
- To keep back,
- To keep company with,
- To keep counsel,
- To keep dark,
- To keep house,
- To keep in the background,
- To keep pace with,
- To keep quarter,
- To keep school,
- To keep shady,
- To keep stroke,
- To keep term,
- To keep the countenance,
- To keep the field,
- To keep the foot,
- To keep the peace,
- To keep touch,
- To take keep,
- keep abreast,
- keep alive,
- keep an eye on,
- keep apart,
- keep away,
- keep back,
- keep books,
- keep company,
- keep faith,
- keep going,
- keep guard,
- keep house,
- keep in line,
- keep in mind,
- keep in sight,
- keep in touch,
- keep kosher,
- keep mum,
- keep note,
- keep open,
- keep pace,
- keep quiet,
- keep score,
- keep step,
- keep tabs on,
- keep the peace,
- keep to oneself,
- keep track,
- record keeping,
- to keep in touch,
- Home-keeping,
- Safe-keeping,
- To keep at arm's length,
- To keep bad hours,
- To keep good hours,
- To keep one's distance,
- To keep one's hand in,
- To keep one's own counsel,
- To keep open house,
- To keep the pot boiling,
- To keep the wolf from the door,
- To keep within bounds,
- house-keep,
- keep one's distance,
- keep one's eyes off,
- keep one's hands off,
- To keep a person on a short leash,
- To keep a stiff upper lip,
- To keep one's head above water,
- To keep one's nose to the grindstone,
- keep one's eyes open,
- keep one's eyes peeled,
- keep one's eyes skinned,
- keep one's mouth shut,
- keep one's nose to the grindstone,
- keep one's shoulder to the wheel