Noun

• S: (n) support (support%1:21:00::), keep (keep%1:21:00::), livelihood (livelihood%1:21:00::), living (living%1:21:00::), bread and butter (bread_and_butter%1:21:00::), sustenance (sustenance%1:21:00::) (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 (keep%1:06:00::), donjon (donjon%1:06:00::), dungeon (dungeon%1:06:00::) (the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress)
• S: (n) hold (hold%1:06:01::), keep (keep%1:06:01::) (a cell in a jail or prison)

Verb

• S: (v) keep (keep%2:42:00::), maintain (maintain%2:42:00::), hold (hold%2:42:00::) (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"
• S: (v) continue (continue%2:42:01::), go on (go_on%2:42:00::), proceed (proceed%2:42:00::), go along (go_along%2:42:00::), keep (keep%2:42:07::) (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 (keep%2:40:00::), hold on (hold_on%2:40:00::) (retain possession of) "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
• S: (v) prevent (prevent%2:41:00::), keep (keep%2:41:01::) (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 (observe%2:41:04::), keep (keep%2:41:03::) (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 (observe%2:31:00::), keep (keep%2:31:00::), maintain (maintain%2:31:00::) (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 (keep%2:40:01::) (look after; be the keeper of; have charge of) "He keeps the shop when I am gone"
• S: (v) keep (keep%2:32:00::), maintain (maintain%2:32:04::) (maintain by writing regular records) "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"
• S: (v) keep (keep%2:42:01::) (supply with room and board) "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders"
• S: (v) retain (retain%2:41:01::), continue (continue%2:41:00::), keep (keep%2:41:02::), keep on (keep_on%2:41:00::) (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 (sustain%2:34:00::), keep (keep%2:34:00::), maintain (maintain%2:34:00::) (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 (keep%2:42:03::), stay fresh (stay_fresh%2:42:00::) (fail to spoil or rot) "These potatoes keep for a long time"
• S: (v) observe (observe%2:41:02::), celebrate (celebrate%2:41:01::), keep (keep%2:41:05::) (behave as expected during of holidays or rites) "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
• S: (v) keep (keep%2:42:02::), preserve (preserve%2:42:01::) (maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger) "May God keep you"
• S: (v) keep (keep%2:42:12::) (raise) "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"
• S: (v) keep open (keep_open%2:40:00::), hold open (hold_open%2:40:00::), keep (keep%2:40:09::), save (save%2:40:03::) (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 (keep%2:40:13::) (store or keep customarily) "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
• S: (v) keep (keep%2:40:12::) (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 (keep%2:40:10::), maintain (maintain%2:40:10::) (maintain for use and service) "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
• S: (v) keep (keep%2:35:10::) (hold and prevent from leaving) "The student was kept after school"
• S: (v) restrain (restrain%2:30:01::), keep (keep%2:30:11::), keep back (keep_back%2:30:00::), hold back (hold_back%2:30:00::) (prevent the action or expression of) "hold back your anger"; "keep your cool"; "she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays"
• S: (v) preserve (preserve%2:30:00::), keep (keep%2:30:10::) (prevent (food) from rotting) "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"