| NOUN | act | upkeep, care, maintenance | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | upkeep, sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance | the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence |
| Sounds | ah'pkiy.p | |
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| Rhymes | asleep ... weep: 22 rhymes with iyp... | |
| Meaning | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order. | |
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| Synonyms | care, maintenance | |
| Narrower | camera care | Keeping a camera / camera in good working order |
| car care | Keeping a car in good working order | |
| overhaul, inspection and repair, service | Periodic maintenance on a car or machine | |
| pump priming | introducing water into a pump to improve the seal / seal and start the water flowing | |
| scheduled maintenance | maintenance at a regularly scheduled time | |
| steam fitting | care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating | |
| Broader | repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation | The act of putting something in working order again |
| Spanish | mantenimiento | |
| Catalan | manteniment | |
| Meaning | The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence. | |
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| Synonyms | sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance | |
| Broader | support | The activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities |
| Spanish | mantenimiento, sostenimiento, sustentación, sustento | |
| Catalan | manteniment, sosteniment, sustentació | |
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