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keys down

keys down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of key down.

Meaning of key down

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.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To relax.
    Antonyms:
    key up

Questions about keys down

What is keys down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Keys down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of key down.

Words near keys down in the dictionary

  1. keypunches
  2. keypunching
  3. keyring
  4. keyrings
  5. keys
  6. keys down
  7. keys in
  8. keys in on
  9. keys into
  10. keys of the kingdom
  11. keys off

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Adapted from Wiktionary: keys down (page history and authors); key down (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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