"key down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: keys down [present, singular, third-person], keying down [participle, present], keyed down [participle, past], keyed down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} key down (third-person singular simple present keys down, present participle keying down, simple past and past participle keyed down)
  1. (transitive) To lower in pitch, level, or intensity; to tone down. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-key_down-en-verb-BP6Fn7uk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15
  2. (figurative, transitive) To relax. Tags: figuratively, transitive Categories (topical): Rest
    Sense id: en-key_down-en-verb-QYVOaXrR

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "keys down",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keying down",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keyed down",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keyed down",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "77 23",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To lower in pitch, level, or intensity; to tone down."
      ],
      "id": "en-key_down-en-verb-BP6Fn7uk",
      "links": [
        [
          "pitch",
          "pitch"
        ],
        [
          "level",
          "level"
        ],
        [
          "intensity",
          "intensity"
        ],
        [
          "tone down",
          "tone down"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To lower in pitch, level, or intensity; to tone down."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "key up"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Rest",
          "orig": "en:Rest",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To relax."
      ],
      "id": "en-key_down-en-verb-QYVOaXrR",
      "links": [
        [
          "relax",
          "relax"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, transitive) To relax."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "key down"
}
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    "English multiword terms",
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    "English phrasal verbs formed with \"down\"",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "keys down",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keyed down",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keyed down",
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        "past"
      ]
    }
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    }
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        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To lower in pitch, level, or intensity; to tone down."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pitch",
          "pitch"
        ],
        [
          "level",
          "level"
        ],
        [
          "intensity",
          "intensity"
        ],
        [
          "tone down",
          "tone down"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To lower in pitch, level, or intensity; to tone down."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "word": "key up"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Rest"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To relax."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "relax",
          "relax"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, transitive) To relax."
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "key down"
}

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