| VERB | stative | keep, maintain, hold | keep in a certain state, position, or activity |
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| stative | keep, continue, go on, proceed, go along | continue a certain state, condition, or activity | |
| possession | keep, hold on | retain possession of | |
| social | keep, prevent | stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state | |
| social | keep, observe | conform one's action or practice to | |
| cognition | keep, observe, maintain | stick to correctly or closely | |
| possession | keep | look after | |
| communication | keep, maintain | maintain by writing regular records / records | |
| stative | keep | supply with room and board | |
| social | keep, retain, continue, keep on | allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature | |
| consumption | keep, sustain, maintain | supply with necessities and support | |
| stative | keep, stay fresh | fail to spoil or rot | |
| social | keep, observe, celebrate | behave as expected during of holidays or rites | |
| stative | keep, preserve | maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger | |
| stative | keep | raise | |
| possession | keep, keep open, hold open, save | retain rights to | |
| possession | keep | store or keep customarily | |
| possession | keep | have as a supply | |
| possession | keep, maintain | maintain for use and service | |
| contact | keep | hold and prevent from leaving | |
| change | keep, restrain, keep back, hold back | keep under control | |
| change | keep, preserve | prevent (food) from rotting | |
| NOUN | possession | keep, support, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance | the financial means whereby one lives |
| artifact | keep, donjon, dungeon | the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress | |
| artifact | keep, hold | a cell in a jail or prison |
| Sounds | kiy'p | |
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| Rhymes | asleep ... weep: 22 rhymes with iyp... | |
| Meaning | The financial means whereby one lives. | |
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| Example | "each child was expected to pay for their keep" | |
| Synonyms | support, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance | |
| Narrower | comforts, creature comforts, amenities, conveniences | things that make you comfortable / comfortable and at ease |
| maintenance | means of maintenance of a family or group | |
| meal ticket | A source of income or livelihood | |
| subsistence | minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting | |
| Broader | resource | available source of wealth |
| Spanish | manutención, sustentación, sustento | |
| Catalan | manutenció, sustentacle | |
| Verbs | keep | supply with necessities and support |
| Meaning | The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress. | |
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| Synonyms | donjon, dungeon | |
| Instances | Black Hole of Calcutta | A dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula |
| Part of | castle | A large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack |
| Broader | stronghold, fastness | A strongly fortified defensive structure |
| Spanish | mazmorra, torre del homenaje | |
| Catalan | masmorra | |
| Meaning | A cell in a jail or prison. | |
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| Synonym | hold | |
| Broader | cell, jail cell, prison cell | A room where a prisoner is kept |
| Verbs | keep | hold and prevent from leaving |
| Meaning | Keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean". | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "The students keep me on my toes" | |
| Synonyms | maintain, hold | |
| Narrower | conserve | Keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change |
| continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve | Keep or maintain in unaltered condition | |
| distance | Keep at a distance / distance | |
| hold over | Keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time | |
| housekeep | Maintain a household | |
| preserve | Keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing / fishing | |
| pressurize, pressurise | Maintain a certain pressure | |
| See also | keep apart | set apart from others |
| keep down | place a limit on the number of | |
| keep in | cause to stay indoors | |
| keep off | refrain from entering or walking onto | |
| keep off | refrain from certain foods or beverages | |
| keep out | prevent from entering | |
| keep up | maintain a required pace or level | |
| keep up | lengthen or extend in duration or space | |
| Spanish | conservar, mantener, sostener | |
| Catalan | conservar, mantenir | |
| Meaning | Continue a certain state, condition, or activity. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Model | They keep moving | |
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| Synonyms | continue, go on, proceed, go along | |
| Narrower | hold | Remain in a certain state, position, or condition |
| ride | Continue undisturbed and without interference | |
| run on, keep going | Continue uninterrupted | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Opposite | discontinue | Come to or be at an end |
| Similar to | continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve | Keep or maintain in unaltered condition |
| continue | Continue after an interruption / interruption | |
| Spanish | continuar, guardar, proseguir, seguir | |
| Catalan | continuar, guardar, prosseguir, seguir | |
| Meaning | Retain possession of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They keep the money | |
| Example | "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?" | |
| Synonym | hold on | |
| Narrower | carry over, hold over | hold over goods to be sold for the next season |
| deny, refuse | Refuse to let have | |
| harbor, harbour | Keep in one's possession | |
| retain, hold, keep back, hold back | Secure and keep for possible future use or application | |
| save, preserve | To keep up and reserve for personal or special use | |
| store, hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away | Keep or lay aside for future use | |
| store | Find a place for and put away for storage | |
| withhold, deduct, recoup | Retain and refrain from disbursing | |
| Broader | have, have got, hold | Have or possess / possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense |
| See also | keep back | hold back |
| keep back | secure and keep for possible future use or application | |
| Opposite | lose | fail to keep or to maintain |
| Similar to | keep open, hold open, keep, save | Retain rights to |
| Spanish | conservar, guardar, mantener, quedar, sostener | |
| Catalan | conservar, guardar, mantenir, quedar | |
| Nouns | keeping | the act of retaining something |
| Meaning | Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | They keep him from writing the letter | |
| Example | "Keep the child from eating the marbles" | |
| Synonym | prevent | |
| Narrower | blank | Keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning |
| defend | Be on the defensive | |
| exclude, keep out, shut out, shut | prevent from entering | |
| hold | Keep from departing | |
| impede, hinder | Be a hindrance or obstacle to | |
| keep away | prevent from coming close | |
| rain out, wash out | prevent or interrupt due to rain | |
| restrain | Prevent (someone or something) from doing something | |
| restrict | Prevent (information) from being circulated or disclosed | |
| Opposite | let, allow, permit | make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen / happen |
| Similar to | keep | hold and prevent from leaving |
| Spanish | entrabar, evitar, impedir, prevenir | |
| Catalan | evitar, impedir, prevenir | |
| Meaning | conform one's action or practice to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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| Synonym | observe | |
| Narrower | make good | act as promised |
| Opposite | transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break | Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises |
| Spanish | cumplir, mantener | |
| Catalan | complir, observar, seguir | |
| Nouns | keeping | conformity or harmony / harmony |
| Meaning | Stick to correctly or closely. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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| Synonyms | observe, maintain | |
| Spanish | observar | |
| Catalan | observar | |
| Meaning | look after; be the keeper of; have charge of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "He keeps the shop when I am gone" | |
| Narrower | conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up | Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction |
| Broader | have, have got, hold | Have or possess / possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense |
| Similar to | keep, preserve | Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger |
| Nouns | keeper | one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals |
| keeper | someone in charge of other people | |
| keeping | the responsibility of a guardian or keeper | |
| Meaning | Maintain by writing regular records / records. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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| Synonym | maintain | |
| Broader | record, enter, put down | make a record of |
| Spanish | escribir | |
| Meaning | Supply with room and board. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot keep Sue | |
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| Broader | lodge, accommodate | Provide housing for |
| Spanish | mantener | |
| Meaning | Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
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| Synonyms | retain, continue, keep on | |
| Broader | prolong, sustain, keep up | lengthen or extend in duration or space |
| Similar to | continue, persist in | Do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop |
| Spanish | conservar, continuar, durar, quedarse, seguir | |
| Catalan | conservar, continuar | |
| Meaning | Supply with necessities and support. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "There's little to earn and many to keep" | |
| Synonyms | sustain, maintain | |
| Narrower | carry | Keep up with financial support |
| patronage | support by being a patron of | |
| reseed | Maintain by seeding without human intervention | |
| Broader | have, have got, hold | Have or possess / possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense |
| Spanish | conservar, guardar, mantener, quedar, sostener | |
| Catalan | conservar, guardar, mantenir, quedar, sostenir | |
| Nouns | keep | the financial means whereby one lives |
| Meaning | fail to spoil or rot. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | This food does keep well | |
| Example | "These potatoes keep for a long time" | |
| Synonym | stay fresh | |
| Broader | stay, remain, rest | Stay the same |
| Similar to | preserve, keep | prevent (food) from rotting |
| Spanish | aguantar, conservarse, conservar, durar, guardarse, guardar, mantenerse fresco, mantenerse, quedar | |
| Catalan | conservar, guardar, quedar | |
| Meaning | Behave as expected during of holidays or rites. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Keep the commandments" | |
| Synonyms | observe, celebrate | |
| Narrower | commemorate, mark | mark by some ceremony or observation |
| mourn | observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one | |
| solemnize, solemnise | observe or perform with dignity or gravity | |
| Spanish | celebrar, festejar, oficiar | |
| Catalan | celebrar | |
| Meaning | Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "May God keep you" | |
| Synonym | preserve | |
| Broader | protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage / damage |
| Similar to | keep | look after |
| Spanish | conservar, preservar | |
| Catalan | conservar, preservar | |
| Meaning | Raise. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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| Narrower | herd | Keep, move, or drive animals |
| Broader | grow, raise, farm, produce | cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques |
| Meaning | Retain rights to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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| Synonyms | keep open, hold open, save | |
| Broader | reserve, hold, book | Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance |
| Similar to | keep, hold on | Retain possession of |
| Meaning | store or keep customarily. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Where do you keep your gardening tools?" | |
| Broader | store | Find a place for and put away for storage |
| Similar to | keep | Have as a supply |
| Spanish | conservar, dejar, guardar, mantener, quedar | |
| Catalan | conservar, guardar, quedar | |
| Meaning | Have as a supply. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | have, have got, hold | Have or possess / possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense |
| Similar to | keep | store or keep customarily |
| Spanish | conservar, guardar, quedar | |
| Catalan | conservar, guardar, quedar | |
| Meaning | Maintain for use and service. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | maintain | |
| Broader | have, have got, hold | Have or possess / possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense |
| Spanish | conservar, guardar, quedar | |
| Catalan | conservar, guardar, mantenir, quedar | |
| Meaning | hold and prevent from leaving. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | confine, detain | deprive of freedom |
| Similar to | prevent, keep | Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state |
| Nouns | keep | a cell in a jail or prison |
| Meaning | Keep under control; keep in check. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | restrain, keep back, hold back | |
| Narrower | baffle, regulate | check the emission of (sound) |
| confine | prevent from leaving or from being removed | |
| control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate | lessen the intensity of | |
| hold | Keep from exhaling or expelling | |
| rule, harness, rein | Keep in check | |
| swallow | Keep from expressing | |
| wink, blink, blink away | Force to go away by blinking | |
| Meaning | prevent (food) from rotting. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "keep potatoes fresh" | |
| Synonym | preserve | |
| Narrower | can, tin, put up | preserve in a can or tin / tin |
| conserve | preserve with sugar | |
| corn | preserve with salt | |
| cure | Prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve | |
| dehydrate, desiccate | preserve by removing all water and liquids / liquids from | |
| freeze-dry | preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum | |
| pickle | preserve in a pickling liquid / liquid | |
| refrigerate | preserve by chilling | |
| salt | preserve with salt | |
| Broader | cook, fix, ready, make, prepare | Prepare for eating by applying heat |
| Similar to | keep, stay fresh | fail to spoil or rot |
| Spanish | conservar, preservar | |
| Catalan | conservar, preservar | |
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