TO KEEP DOWN

Definition: TO KEEP DOWN

TO KEEP DOWN

1. (a) To hold in subjection; to restrain; to hinder. (b) (Fine Arts) To subdue in tint or tone, as a portion of a picture, so that the spectator's attention may not be diverted from the more important parts of the work.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Use in Literature: TO KEEP DOWN

Modern Translation: TO KEEP DOWN

Language		Translations for "TO KEEP DOWN"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		抑制 (to inhibit, to suppress), 抑 (heat, hot weather, or, summer heat, to restrain, to restrict). (various references)

Hungarian		leszorít (tie down, to clamp, to fasten, to strangulate), lefog (hold down, overpower, pin down, to apprehend, to arrest, to clinch, to hold down, to nab), hatalmában tart (have under one's girdle). (various references)

Pig Latin		otay eepkay ownday
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Bible Trace: TO KEEP DOWN

Language	Date	Source	Proverbs Chapter 26, Verse 11
Latin	405	Vulgate	Sicut canis qui revertitur ad vomitum suum sic inprudens qui iterat stultitiam suam
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	As an hound that tourneth ayeen to his vome; so an vnprudent man, that reherseth his folie.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Matched Bible Translations: TO KEEP DOWN

Language	Proverbs Chapter 26, Verse 11
Cebuano	¶ Maingon sa usa ka iro nga nagabalik sa iyang sinuka, Ingon niana ang usa ka buang nga nagabalikbalik sa iyang binuang.
Chinese	愚昧人行愚妄事、行了又行、就如狗轉過來喫 � 所吐的。
Croatian	Bezumnik se vraæa svojoj ludosti kao što se pas vraæa na svoju bljuvotinu.
Danish	Som en Hund, der vender sig om til sit Spy, er en Tåbe, der gentager Dårskab.
Dutch	Gelijk een hond tot zijn uitspuwsel wederkeert, alzo herneemt de zot zijn dwaasheid.
Finnish	Kuin koira, joka palajaa oksennuksilleen, on tyhmä, joka yhä uusii hulluuksiansa.
French	Comme un chien qui retourne � ce qu`il a vomi, Ainsi est un insensé qui revient � sa folie.
German	Wie ein Hund sein Gespeites wieder frißt, also ist der Narr, der seine Narrheit wieder treibt.
Haitian Creole	¶ Menm jan yon chen tounen vin manje sa li vonmi, se konsa moun san konprann yo ap toujou fè sa y'ap fè a.
Hungarian	Mint az eb megtér a maga okádására, úgy a bolond megkettõzteti az õ bolondságát.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Seperti anjing kembali kepada muntahnya, begitulah orang bodoh yang mengulangi kebodohannya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Seperti anjing balik makan muntahnya, demikianpun orang bodoh suka balik kepada bodohnya.
Italian	Come il cane torna al suo vomito, così lo stolto ripete le sue stoltezze.
Maori	¶ Ka rite ki te kuri e hoki nei ki tona ruaki, te wairangi e tuarua ana i tona poauau.
Norwegian	Lik hunden som vender tilbake til sitt eget spy, er en dåre som kommer igjen med sin dårskap.
Portuguese	Como o cão que torna ao seu vômito, assim é o tolo que reitera a sua estultícia.
Rumanian	Cum se kntoarce cknele la ce a vqrsat, awa se kntoarce nebunul la nebunia lui. -
Russian	лБЛ � ЕУ ЧПЪЧТБЭБЕФУС ОБ �'МЕЧПФЙОХ УЧПА, ФБЛ ЗМХ� ЩК � ПЧФПТСЕФ ЗМХ� ПУФШ УЧПА.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: TO KEEP DOWN

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-e-k-n-o-o-p-t-w"
	-2 letters: knotweed.
	-3 letters: kotowed, pentode, tokened.
	-4 letters: denote, depone, ketone, opened, poteen, townee, wonted, wooden.
	-5 letters: depot, donee, endow, epode, kendo, kneed, kotow, netop, noted, odeon, opted, owned, pekoe, poked, tewed, toked, token, tondo, toned, toped, topee, towed, tweed, tween, woken, wooed.
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Alternative Orthography: TO KEEP DOWN

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 4F 4B 45 45 50 44 4F 57 4E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01001111 00100000 01001011 01000101 01000101 01010000 00100000 01000100 01001111 01010111 01001110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#79 &#32 &#75 &#69 &#69 &#80 &#32 &#68 &#79 &#87 &#78

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 004F 004B 0045 0045 0050 0044 004F 0057 004E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Title	Author	Quote
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	He rolled the brown cigarette carefully, to keep down the loss of tobacco.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

TO KEEP DOWN

Definition: TO KEEP DOWN

TO KEEP DOWN

Crosswords: TO KEEP DOWN

Use in Literature: TO KEEP DOWN

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Modern Translation: TO KEEP DOWN

Chinese

Hungarian

Pig Latin

Bible Trace: TO KEEP DOWN

Matched Bible Translations: TO KEEP DOWN

Anagrams: TO KEEP DOWN

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Alternative Orthography: TO KEEP DOWN

54 4F 4B 45 45 50 44 4F 57 4E

01010100 01001111 00100000 01001011 01000101 01000101 01010000 00100000 01000100 01001111 01010111 01001110

&#84 &#79 &#32 &#75 &#69 &#69 &#80 &#32 &#68 &#79 &#87 &#78

0054 004F 004B 0045 0045 0050 0044 004F 0057 004E

5449245393950238495748

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