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Noun
S: (n) support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance (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"
S: (n) keep, donjon, dungeon (the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress)
S: (v) keep, maintain, hold (cause to continue 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"
W: (v) keep out [Related to: keep] (prevent from entering; shut out) "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"
W: (v) keep off [Related to: keep] (refrain from certain foods or beverages) "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"
W: (v) keep up [Related to: keep] (lengthen or extend in duration or space) "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"
W: (v) keep off [Related to: keep] (refrain from entering or walking onto) "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises"
W: (v) keep apart [Related to: keep] (set apart from others) "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
W: (v) keep up [Related to: keep] (maintain a required pace or level) "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race"
W: (v) hold back [Related to: hold] (hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of) "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
W: (v) hold out [Related to: hold] (stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something)
W: (v) hold over [Related to: hold] (keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time)
W: (v) hold out [Related to: hold] (continue to live and avoid dying) "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" "One crash victim died, the other lived"
W: (v) hold up [Related to: hold] (cause to be slowed down or delayed) "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
S: (v) continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep (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"
S: (v) keep, hold on (retain possession of) "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
S: (v) prevent, keep (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"
S: (v) observe, keep (conform one's action or practice to) "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"
S: (v) observe, keep, maintain (stick to correctly or closely) "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
S: (v) keep (look after; be the keeper of; have charge of) "He keeps the shop when I am gone"
S: (v) keep, maintain (maintain by writing regular records) "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"
S: (v) keep (supply with room and board) "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders"
S: (v) retain, continue, keep, keep on (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"
S: (v) sustain, keep, maintain (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"
S: (v) keep, stay fresh (fail to spoil or rot) "These potatoes keep for a long time"
S: (v) observe, celebrate, keep (behave as expected during of holidays or rites) "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
S: (v) keep, preserve (maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger) "May God keep you"
S: (v) keep (raise) "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"
S: (v) keep open, hold open, keep, save (retain rights to) "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"
S: (v) keep (store or keep customarily) "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) keep, maintain (maintain for use and service) "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
S: (v) have, have got, hold (have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense) "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
S: (v) keep (hold and prevent from leaving) "The student was kept after school"
S: (v) restrain, keep, keep back, hold back (prevent the action or expression of) "hold back your anger"; "keep your cool"; "she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays"