keep down (
http://definr.com/keep down)
v 1: place a limit on the number of [syn:
number]
2: 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" [syn:
repress,
quash,
subdue,
subjugate,
reduce]
3: manage not to throw up [ant:
vomit]