keep down
Prevent from rising
Keep down has several related meanings around restraint or suppression.
To keep food down is to avoid vomiting it: She couldn't keep anything down.
To keep costs or noise down is to prevent them from rising.
To keep someone down is to oppress or limit their advancement: You can't keep a good man down.
Keeping down can also mean staying low physically: Keep down—they'll see you.
Total lack of sound
Bring under dominion
- dominateControl through superior strength
- controlAuthority to direct
- overpowerDefeat by superior force
- subdueBring under control
marginalize · disenfranchise · exploit · persecute · tyrannize · enslave · subordinate · downtrodden
Authority to direct
contain · manage · limit · cap · ceiling · constrain · restrict · rein in
silence
Total lack of sound
conceal · hide · bury · mute · gag · quash · crush · dampen · squelch · muffle
subjugate
Bring under dominion
- dominateControl through superior strength
- controlAuthority to direct
- overpowerDefeat by superior force
subdue · marginalize · disenfranchise · exploit · persecute · tyrannize · enslave · subordinate · downtrodden · powerless
control
Authority to direct
check · contain · manage · limit · cap · ceiling · constrain · restrict · rein in · hold back
quiet
Lacking in sound
muffle · soften · lower · whisper · silence · mute · dampen · decibel · racket · din
diet
Customary food consumption
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- portionDivided share given
- consumptionUsing up of resources
moderation · eating · food · meal · stomach · digest · swallow · nausea · vomit · queasy