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
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But Arenado couldn’t be kept down for long.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
In this sense, CDs can be a good place to keep down payments or closing costs, tuition, annual insurance premiums, or tax payments.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
That overall price tag could be kept down if some party involved in the deal — Kansas, the local governments, or the Chiefs — were to set aside emergency funds, Marlowe said.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2026
But Hawke is a hard guy to keep down.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
In this sense, CDs can be a good place to keep down payments or closing costs, tuition, annual insurance premiums, or tax payments.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
That overall price tag could be kept down if some party involved in the deal — Kansas, the local governments, or the Chiefs — were to set aside emergency funds, Marlowe said.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2026
But Hawke is a hard guy to keep down.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Keep down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20down. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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