keep - 26 definitions |
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| 1. | support -- the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" |
| synonyms: support, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance |
| Source:WordNet 3.0 |
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| 2. | keep -- the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress |
| synonyms: donjon, dungeon |
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| 3. | hold -- a cell in a jail or prison |
| synonyms: hold |
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| 4. | keep -- keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" |
| synonyms: maintain, hold |
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| 5. | continue -- continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" |
| synonyms: continue, go on, proceed, go along |
| antonyms: discontinue -- come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31" |
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| 6. | keep -- retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" |
| synonyms: hold on |
| antonyms: lose -- fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat" |
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| 7. | prevent -- stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles" |
| synonyms: prevent |
| antonyms: let -- make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" |
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| 8. | observe -- conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract" |
| synonyms: observe |
| antonyms: transgress -- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" |
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| 9. | observe -- stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees" |
| synonyms: observe, maintain |
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| 10. | keep -- look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone" |
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| 11. | keep -- maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" |
| synonyms: maintain |
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| 12. | keep -- supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders" |
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| 13. | retain -- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings" |
| synonyms: retain, continue, keep on |
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| 14. | sustain -- supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep" |
| synonyms: sustain, maintain |
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| 15. | keep -- fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time" |
| synonyms: stay fresh |
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| 16. | observe -- behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur" |
| synonyms: observe, celebrate |
| Source:WordNet 3.0 |
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| 17. | restrain -- keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" |
| synonyms: restrain, keep back, hold back |
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| 18. | keep -- maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you" |
| synonyms: preserve |
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| 19. | keep -- raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees" |
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| 20. | keep open -- retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger" |
| synonyms: keep open, hold open, save |
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| 21. | keep -- store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?" |
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| 22. | keep -- have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator" |
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| 23. | keep -- maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips" |
| synonyms: maintain |
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| 24. | keep -- hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school" |
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| 25. | preserve -- prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" |
| synonyms: preserve |
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| 26. | keep, kept -- to continue to possess |
| synonyms: kept, keeps, unkept, keepable |
| Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language |
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