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Noun

support keep livelihood living bread and butter sustenance

Definition: 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"

keep donjon dungeon

Definition: the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

hold keep

Definition: a cell in a jail or prison

Definition: The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.

Verb

keep maintain hold

Definition: 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"

continue go on proceed go along keep

Definition: 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"

keep hold on

Definition: retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

prevent keep

Definition: 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"

observe keep

Definition: conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"

observe keep maintain

Definition: stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"

keep

Definition: look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

keep maintain

Definition: maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"

keep

Definition: supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders"

retain continue keep keep on

Definition: 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"

sustain keep maintain

Definition: 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"

keep stay fresh

Definition: fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"

observe celebrate keep

Definition: behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"

keep preserve

Definition: maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you"

keep

Definition: raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"

keep open hold open keep save

Definition: retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"

keep

Definition: store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"

keep

Definition: 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"

keep maintain

Definition: maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

keep

Definition: hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school"

restrain keep keep back hold back

Definition: prevent the action or expression of; "hold back your anger"; "keep your cool"; "she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays"

preserve keep

Definition: prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

Definition: To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.

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