[Phrasal Verb] KEEP DOWN - Master Techniques to Suppress!

Suppress or manage to swallow.

Keep down" has two main uses. It can mean to suppress something, like noise or emotions, or it could refer to managing to swallow food or medicine despite nausea. For example, someone who is seasick might struggle to keep down their breakfast.

Example Sentences

1. Keep the noise down so you don't wake up the baby.

   Keep the noise low so you don't wake up the baby.

2. He has some tricks to keep costs down during production.

   He has some tricks to reduce costs during production.

3. We need to keep our voices down inside the library to avoid disturbing others.

   We need to keep our voices low inside the library to avoid disturbing others.