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Keep

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Definitions for Keep

noun
the financial means whereby one lives
Synonyms
support livelihood living bread and butter sustenance
Examples
  1. each child was expected to pay for their keep
  2. he applied to the state for support
  3. he could no longer earn his own livelihood
noun
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
Synonyms
donjon dungeon
noun
a cell in a jail or prison
Synonyms
hold
verb
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
Synonyms
maintain hold
Examples
  1. e.g., `keep clean'
  2. hold in place
  3. She always held herself as a lady
  4. The students keep me on my toes
verb
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
Synonyms
continue go on proceed go along
Examples
  1. Keep on working!
  2. We continued to work into the night
  3. Keep smiling
  4. We went on working until well past midnight
verb
retain possession of
Synonyms
hold on
Examples
  1. Can I keep my old stuffed animals?
  2. She kept her maiden name after she married
verb
stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
Synonyms
prevent
Examples
  1. We must prevent the cancer from spreading
  2. His snoring kept me from falling asleep
  3. Keep the child from eating the marbles
verb
conform one's action or practice to
Synonyms
observe
Examples
  1. keep appointments
  2. she never keeps her promises
  3. We kept to the original conditions of the contract
verb
stick to correctly or closely
Synonyms
observe maintain
Examples
  1. The pianist kept time with the metronome
  2. keep count
  3. I cannot keep track of all my employees
verb
look after
Examples
  1. be the keeper of
  2. have charge of
  3. He keeps the shop when I am gone
verb
maintain by writing regular records
Synonyms
maintain
Examples
  1. keep a diary
  2. maintain a record
  3. keep notes
verb
supply with room and board
Examples
  1. He is keeping three women in the guest cottage
  2. keep boarders
verb
allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
Synonyms
retain continue keep on
Examples
  1. We cannot continue several servants any longer
  2. She retains a lawyer
  3. The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff
  4. Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on
  5. We kept the work going as long as we could
  6. She retained her composure
  7. this garment retains its shape even after many washings
verb
supply with necessities and support
Synonyms
sustain maintain
Examples
  1. She alone sustained her family
  2. The money will sustain our good cause
  3. There's little to earn and many to keep
verb
fail to spoil or rot
Synonyms
stay fresh
Examples
  1. These potatoes keep for a long time
verb
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
Synonyms
observe celebrate
Examples
  1. Keep the commandments
  2. celebrate Christmas
  3. Observe Yom Kippur
verb
maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
Synonyms
preserve
Examples
  1. May God keep you
verb
raise
Examples
  1. She keeps a few chickens in the yard
  2. he keeps bees
verb
retain rights to
Synonyms
keep open hold open save
Examples
  1. keep my job for me while I give birth
  2. keep my seat, please
  3. keep open the possibility of a merger
verb
store or keep customarily
Examples
  1. Where do you keep your gardening tools?
verb
have as a supply
Examples
  1. I always keep batteries in the freezer
  2. keep food for a week in the pantry
  3. She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator
verb
maintain for use and service
Synonyms
maintain
Examples
  1. I keep a car in the countryside
  2. She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips
verb
hold and prevent from leaving
Examples
  1. The student was kept after school
verb
prevent the action or expression of
Synonyms
restrain keep back hold back
Examples
  1. hold back your anger
  2. keep your cool
  3. she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays
verb
prevent (food) from rotting
Synonyms
preserve
Examples
  1. preserved meats
  2. keep potatoes fresh

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