keep sth to sth
— phrasal verb with keep /kiːp/ verb (kept, kept)Definition
› If you keep something to a particular number or amount, you make certain it does not become larger than that.Limiting and restrictingPreventing and impeding
(Definition of keep sth to sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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keep sth back phrasal verb (NOT USE ALL)
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keep sth down phrasal verb (FOOD)
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keep sth down phrasal verb (SIZE)
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keep sth from sb phrasal verb
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keep sth off (sb/sth) phrasal verb
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keep sth to yourself phrasal verb
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keep the flag flying idiom
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keep the lid on sth idiom
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SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- box sb in phrasal verb
- chain noun (RINGS)
- circumscribe verb
- clamp down on sth phrasal verb
- clampdown noun
- cramp verb
- curb verb
- curtail verb
- damage limitation noun
- delimit verb
- fetter verb
- hamstring verb
- muzzle verb (ANIMAL)
- non-proliferation noun
- qualification noun (LIMIT)
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- rationing noun
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Limiting and restricting
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