keep down


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Synonyms for keep down

place a limit on the number of

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put down by force or intimidation

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Not surprisingly, they claim this workforce allows them to keep down costs to the consumers.
To protect plants next year keep down the ant population - as they feed on the sugary honeydew secreted by aphids they fend off predators such as ladybirds.
SQUEAMISH Timmy Mallett struggled to keep down a revolting "penis colada" as he was dumped out of I'm A Celebrity yesterday.
Hoe regularly between vegetable rows to keep down weeds.
The health care industry is full of articles, presentations and research papers about how useful this information will be, how it will streamline distribution, lower costs, and keep down tampering, diversion and counterfeiting.
Good screening equipment can tremendously improve an operation's recovery rate while helping to keep down the need for pickers.
Mulch beds and borders while the soil is moist to reduce the need for watering and to keep down weeds.
TRIA was implemented three years ago to act as a federal reinsurance backstop to keep down insurers' financial losses in the event of a terrorist attack.
When he couldn't even keep down his Thanks-giving dinner, DeWitte urged him to seek medical help.
Hatch is also concerned that the "cops on the dots" policing will not keep down the homicide rate in the long run.
To keep down manufacturing costs, they used a simple, unpatented milling apparatus.
The TUC said employers were wrong to keep down pay, increase hours and block improvements to workers' rights because of the threat of jobs going to Eastern Europe or Asia.