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keep

(k/i/p )

noun (n)

the financial means whereby one lives(noun.possession)

Example:
Each child was expected to pay for their keep.

Synonym:
bread and butter, livelihood, living, support, sustenance

source: wordnet30
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
donjon, dungeon

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a cell in a jail or prison(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
hold

source: wordnet30
The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,(verb.stative)

Example:
Keep clean.
The students keep me on my toes.

Synonym:
hold, maintain

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continue a certain state, condition, or activity(verb.stative)

Example:
Keep on working!.
Keep smiling.

Synonym:
continue, go along, go on, proceed
Antonym:
discontinue

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retain possession of(verb.possession)

Example:
Can I keep my old stuffed animals?.

Synonym:
hold on
Antonym:
lose

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stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state(verb.social)

Example:
Keep the child from eating the marbles.

Synonym:
prevent
Antonym:
allow, let, permit

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conform one's action or practice to(verb.social)

Example:
Keep appointments.
She never keeps her promises.

Synonym:
observe
Antonym:
breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate

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stick to correctly or closely(verb.cognition)

Example:
Keep count.
I cannot keep track of all my employees.

Synonym:
maintain, observe

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look after; be the keeper of; have charge of(verb.possession)

Example:
He keeps the shop when I am gone.

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maintain by writing regular records(verb.communication)

Example:
Keep a diary.
Keep notes.

Synonym:
maintain

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supply with room and board(verb.stative)

Example:
He is keeping three women in the guest cottage.
Keep boarders.

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allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature(verb.social)

Example:
The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff.
Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on.

Synonym:
continue, keep on, retain

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supply with necessities and support(verb.consumption)

Example:
There's little to earn and many to keep.

Synonym:
maintain, sustain

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fail to spoil or rot(verb.stative)

Example:
These potatoes keep for a long time.

Synonym:
stay fresh

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behave as expected during of holidays or rites(verb.social)

Example:
Keep the commandments.

Synonym:
celebrate, observe

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keep under control; keep in check(verb.social)

Example:
Keep your temper.
Keep your cool.

Synonym:
hold back, keep back, restrain

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maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger(verb.stative)

Example:
May God keep you.

Synonym:
preserve

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raise(verb.stative)

Example:
She keeps a few chickens in the yard.
He keeps bees.

Synonym:
cock up, hoist, prick, prick up, run up, up

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retain rights to(verb.possession)

Example:
Keep my job for me while I give birth.
Keep my seat, please.
Keep open the possibility of a merger.

Synonym:
hold open, keep open, save

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store or keep customarily(verb.possession)

Example:
Where do you keep your gardening tools?.

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have as a supply(verb.possession)

Example:
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.

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maintain for use and service(verb.possession)

Example:
I keep a car in the countryside.
She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips.

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hold and prevent from leaving(verb.contact)

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prevent (food) from rotting(verb.change)

Example:
Keep potatoes fresh.

source: wordnet30
To care; to desire.(verb)

source: webster1913
To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach.(verb)

source: webster1913

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