stay down

stay down
phrasal verb [intransitive]
Word forms "stay down":
present tense I/you/we/they stay down he/she/it stays down present participle staying down past tense stayed down past participle stayed down
1) to remain under water

Even with breathing apparatus, you couldn't stay down for an hour.

2) if food that you have eaten stays down, it stays in your stomach and you are not sick

She had a piece of toast and that stayed down.


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