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keep
noun(keep)
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
Synonyms: donjon, dungeon,
keep
verb(keep)
maintain by writing regular records
Synonyms: maintain,
Examples:
Keep a diary.
Keep notes.
keep
verb(keep)
conform one's action or practice to
Synonyms: observe,
Antonyms: break,
Examples:
Keep appointments.
She never keeps her promises.
keep
verb(keep)
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
Synonyms: continue, go along, go on, proceed,
keep
verb(keep)
maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
Synonyms: preserve,
Examples:
May God keep you.
keep
noun(keep)
the financial means whereby one lives
Synonyms: bread and butter, livelihood, living, support, sustenance,
Examples:
Each child was expected to pay for their keep.
keep
verb(keep)
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
Synonyms: celebrate, observe,
keep
verb(keep)
prevent the action or expression of
Synonyms: hold back, keep back, restrain,
Examples:
Keep your cool.
keep
verb(keep)
stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
Synonyms: prevent,
keep
verb(keep)
retain possession of
Synonyms: hold on,
Antonyms: lose,
Examples:
Can I keep my old stuffed animals?.
keep
verb(keep)
supply with necessities and support
Synonyms: maintain, sustain,
Examples:
There's little to earn and many to keep.
keep
verb(keep)
stick to correctly or closely
Synonyms: maintain, observe,
Examples:
Keep count.
I cannot keep track of all my employees.
keep
verb(keep)
retain rights to
Synonyms: hold open, keep open, save,
Examples:
Keep my job for me while I give birth.
Keep my seat, please.
Keep open the possibility of a merger.
keep
verb(keep)
fail to spoil or rot
Synonyms: stay fresh,
Examples:
These potatoes keep for a long time.
keep
noun(keep)
a cell in a jail or prison
Synonyms: hold,
keep
verb(keep)
prevent (food) from rotting
Synonyms: preserve,
Examples:
Keep potatoes fresh.
keep
verb(keep)
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean'
Synonyms: hold, maintain,
Examples:
The students keep me on my toes.
keep
verb(keep)
maintain for use and service
Synonyms: maintain,
Examples:
I keep a car in the countryside.
She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips.
keep
verb(keep)
allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
Synonyms: continue, keep on, retain,
Examples:
The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff.
Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on.
keep
verb(keep)
have as a supply
Examples:
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.
keep
verb(keep)
hold and prevent from leaving
keep
verb(keep)
look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
Examples:
He keeps the shop when I am gone.
keep
verb(keep)
raise
Examples:
She keeps a few chickens in the yard.
He keeps bees.
keep
verb(keep)
store or keep customarily
Examples:
Where do you keep your gardening tools?.
keep
verb(keep)
supply with room and board
Examples:
He is keeping three women in the guest cottage.
Keep boarders.

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