keep-down

Verbs

  • (v) place a limit on the number of number,
  • (v) 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
    quash, repress, subdue, subjugate, reduce,
  • (v) manage not to throw up

Synonyms

number quash repress subdue subjugate reduce

Antonyms

barf be sick puke regorge retch sick throw up upchuck vomit vomit up cat disgorge spue spew chuck honk regurgitate purge cast

Words of close approximity