English > upkeep: 2 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order. |
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| Synonyms | care, maintenance |
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| Narrower | camera care | Keeping a camera / camera in good working order |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | mantenimiento |
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| Catalan | manteniment |
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