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keep
Overview of noun keep
The noun keep has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance -- (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")
2. keep, donjon, dungeon -- (the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress)
3. hold, keep -- (a cell in a jail or prison)
Overview of verb keep
The verb keep has 22 senses (first 15 from tagged texts)
1. (207) keep, maintain, hold -- (keep 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")
2. (39) continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep -- (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")
3. (33) keep, hold on -- (retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married")
4. (22) prevent, keep -- (prevent 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")
5. (10) observe, keep -- (conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract")
6. (9) observe, keep, maintain -- (observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees")
7. (8) keep -- (look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone")
8. (4) keep, maintain -- (maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes")
9. (3) keep -- (supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders")
10. (3) retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going -- (allow to remain in a place or position; "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")
11. (3) sustain, keep, maintain -- (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")
12. (2) keep, stay fresh -- (fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time")
13. (2) observe, celebrate, keep -- (celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur")
14. (2) restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back -- (keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool")
15. (1) keep, preserve -- (maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you")
16. keep -- (raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees")
17. keep open, hold open, keep, save -- (retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger")
18. keep -- (store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?")
19. keep -- (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")
20. keep, maintain -- (maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips")
21. keep -- (hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school")
22. preserve, keep -- (prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun keep
3 senses of keep
Sense 1
support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
=> resource
=> assets
=> possession
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
keep, donjon, dungeon
=> stronghold, fastness
=> defensive structure, defense, defence
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
hold, keep
=> cell, jail cell, prison cell
=> room
=> area
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun keep
2 of 3 senses of keep
Sense 1
support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
=> comforts, creature comforts, amenities, conveniences
=> maintenance
=> meal ticket
=> subsistence
Sense 2
keep, donjon, dungeon
HAS INSTANCE=> Black Hole of Calcutta
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun keep
3 senses of keep
Sense 1
support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
=> resource
Sense 2
keep, donjon, dungeon
=> stronghold, fastness
Sense 3
hold, keep
=> cell, jail cell, prison cell
Antonyms of noun keep
Member Holonyms of noun keep
Substance Holonyms of noun keep
Part Holonyms of noun keep
1 of 3 senses of keep
Sense 2
keep, donjon, dungeon
PART OF: castle
Member Meronyms of noun keep
Substance Meronyms of noun keep
Part Meronyms of noun keep
Meronyms of noun keep
Holonyms of noun keep
1 of 3 senses of keep
Sense 2
keep, donjon, dungeon
PART OF: castle
Attributes of noun keep
Derived Forms of noun keep
2 of 3 senses of keep
Sense 1
support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
RELATED TO>(verb) keep#11
=> sustain, keep, maintain
Sense 3
hold, keep
RELATED TO>(verb) keep#21
=> keep
Domain of noun keep
Domain Terms of noun keep
Familiarity of noun keep
keep used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun keep
3 senses of keep
Sense 1
support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
> resource
=> natural resource, natural resources
=> labor resources
=> support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
=> support, financial support, funding, backing, financial backing
=> ways and means
Sense 2
keep, donjon, dungeon
> stronghold, fastness
=> bastion, citadel
=> blockhouse
=> hold
=> keep, donjon, dungeon
=> redoubt, sconce
Sense 3
hold, keep
> cell, jail cell, prison cell
=> bullpen, detention cell, detention centre
=> cooler, tank
=> dungeon
=> guardroom
=> hold, keep
=> sweatbox
Meronyms of noun keep
3 senses of keep
Sense 2
keep, donjon, dungeon
=> stronghold, fastness
=> defensive structure, defense, defence
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 3
hold, keep
=> cell, jail cell, prison cell
=> room
HAS PART: ceiling
HAS PART: floor, flooring
HAS PART: room light
HAS PART: wall
HAS PART: arch, archway
HAS PART: capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretcher
HAS PART: course, row
HAS PART: doorway, door, room access, threshold
HAS PART: casing, case
HAS PART: door
HAS PART: lock
HAS PART: bolt, deadbolt
HAS PART: keyhole
HAS PART: tumbler
HAS PART: doorframe, doorcase
HAS PART: doorjamb, doorpost
HAS PART: doorsill, doorstep, threshold
HAS PART: header, coping, cope
HAS PART: paneling, panelling, pane
HAS PART: pier
HAS PART: wainscot, dado
HAS PART: wall panel
=> area
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun keep
1 of 3 senses of keep
Sense 2
keep, donjon, dungeon
PART OF: castle
Grep of noun keep
barkeep
keep
keeper
keeping
keepsake
upkeep
Antonyms of verb keep
2 of 22 senses of keep
Sense 3
keep, hold on
Antonym of lose (Sense 1)
=>lose
Sense 5
observe, keep
Antonym of break (Sense 6)
=>transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb keep
22 senses of keep
Sense 1
keep, maintain, hold
Also See> keep in#1; keep out#1; keep off#1; keep up#2; keep off#2; keep down#1; keep apart#1; keep up#1
Sense 2
continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> act, move
Sense 3
keep, hold on
=> have, have got, hold
Also See> keep back#3; keep back#2
Sense 4
prevent, keep
Sense 5
observe, keep
Sense 6
observe, keep, maintain
Sense 7
keep
=> have, have got, hold
Sense 8
keep, maintain
=> record, enter, put down
=> save, preserve
=> keep, hold on
=> have, have got, hold
Sense 9
keep
=> lodge, accommodate
=> house, put up, domiciliate
=> shelter
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
=> give
=> transfer
Sense 10
retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going
=> prolong, sustain, keep up
=> continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
=> keep, maintain, hold
Sense 11
sustain, keep, maintain
=> have, have got, hold
Sense 12
keep, stay fresh
=> stay, remain, rest
=> be
Sense 13
observe, celebrate, keep
Sense 14
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 15
keep, preserve
=> protect
=> defend
=> prevent, keep
Sense 16
keep
=> grow, raise, farm, produce
=> cultivate
Sense 17
keep open, hold open, keep, save
=> reserve, hold, book
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Sense 18
keep
=> store
=> keep, hold on
=> have, have got, hold
Sense 19
keep
=> have, have got, hold
Sense 20
keep, maintain
=> have, have got, hold
Sense 21
keep
=> confine, detain
Sense 22
preserve, keep
=> cook, fix, ready, make, prepare
=> create from raw material, create from raw stuff
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb keep
11 of 22 senses of keep
Sense 1
keep, maintain, hold
=> pressurize, pressurise
=> continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
=> hold over
=> conserve
=> preserve
=> distance
=> housekeep
Sense 2
continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> hold
=> run on, keep going
=> ride
Sense 3
keep, hold on
=> carry over, hold over
=> deny, refuse
=> withhold, deduct, recoup
=> save, preserve
=> store, hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away
=> store
=> retain, hold, keep back, hold back
=> harbor, harbour
Sense 4
prevent, keep
=> defend
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> exclude, keep out, shut out, shut
=> hold
=> keep away
=> blank
=> impede, hinder
=> rain out, wash out
Sense 5
observe, keep
=> make good
Sense 7
keep
=> conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up
Sense 11
sustain, keep, maintain
=> patronage
=> reseed
=> carry
Sense 13
observe, celebrate, keep
=> commemorate, mark
=> mourn
=> solemnize, solemnise
Sense 14
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> hold
=> confine
=> quench
=> bottle up, suppress
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sense 16
keep
=> herd
Sense 22
preserve, keep
=> freeze-dry
=> conserve
=> dehydrate, desiccate
=> pickle
=> salt
=> can, tin, put up
=> refrigerate
=> cure
=> corn
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb keep
22 senses of keep
Sense 1
keep, maintain, hold
Also See> keep in#1; keep out#1; keep off#1; keep up#2; keep off#2; keep down#1; keep apart#1; keep up#1
Sense 2
continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> act, move
Sense 3
keep, hold on
=> have, have got, hold
Also See> keep back#3; keep back#2
Sense 4
prevent, keep
Sense 5
observe, keep
Sense 6
observe, keep, maintain
Sense 7
keep
=> have, have got, hold
Sense 8
keep, maintain
=> record, enter, put down
Sense 9
keep
=> lodge, accommodate
Sense 10
retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going
=> prolong, sustain, keep up
Sense 11
sustain, keep, maintain
=> have, have got, hold
Sense 12
keep, stay fresh
=> stay, remain, rest
Sense 13
observe, celebrate, keep
Sense 14
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 15
keep, preserve
=> protect
Sense 16
keep
=> grow, raise, farm, produce
Sense 17
keep open, hold open, keep, save
=> reserve, hold, book
Sense 18
keep
=> store
Sense 19
keep
=> have, have got, hold
Sense 20
keep, maintain
=> have, have got, hold
Sense 21
keep
=> confine, detain
Sense 22
preserve, keep
=> cook, fix, ready, make, prepare
'Cause To' of verb keep
Derived Forms of verb keep
5 of 22 senses of keep
Sense 3
keep, hold on
RELATED TO>(noun) keeping#3
=> retention, keeping, holding
Sense 5
observe, keep
RELATED TO>(noun) keeping#1
=> keeping
Sense 7
keep
RELATED TO>(noun) keeper#1
=> keeper
RELATED TO>(noun) keeper#2
=> custodian, keeper, steward
RELATED TO>(noun) keeping#2
=> guardianship, keeping, safekeeping
Sense 11
sustain, keep, maintain
RELATED TO>(noun) keep#1
=> support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
Sense 21
keep
RELATED TO>(noun) keep#3
=> hold, keep
Domain of verb keep
Domain Terms of verb keep
Familiarity of verb keep
keep used as a verb is very familiar (polysemy count =22)
Sample Sentences of verb keep
22 senses of keep
Sense 1
keep, maintain, hold
*> Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 2
continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
EX: They keep moving
Sense 3
keep, hold on
EX: They keep the money
Sense 4
prevent, keep
EX: They keep him from writing the letter
Sense 5
observe, keep
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 6
observe, keep, maintain
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 7
keep
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 8
keep, maintain
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 9
keep
EX: Sam cannot keep Sue
Sense 10
retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 11
sustain, keep, maintain
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 12
keep, stay fresh
EX: This food does keep well
Sense 13
observe, celebrate, keep
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 14
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
Sense 15
keep, preserve
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 16
keep
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 17
keep open, hold open, keep, save
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 18
keep
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 19
keep
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 20
keep, maintain
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 21
keep
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 22
preserve, keep
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb keep
17 of 22 senses of keep
Sense 2
continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
> act, move
=> alternate, take turns
=> finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
=> interrupt, disturb
=> react, respond
=> go ahead, plow ahead
=> attack, aggress
=> force
=> create
=> come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out
=> reward, repay, pay back
=> satisfice, staisfise
=> maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre
=> dispatch
=> evade
=> race
=> use
=> play it by ear
=> play
=> deal
=> partner
=> exert
=> egotrip
=> reciprocate
=> go, proceed, move
=> come close
=> perform
=> make bold, dare, presume
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act on
=> interact
=> react, oppose
=> take time by the forelock
=> coact
=> volunteer, offer
=> get around to
=> dally, toy, play, flirt
=> set about, go about, approach
=> participate, take part
=> misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
=> condescend, stoop, lower oneself
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> behave, comport
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> woo, court, romance, solicit
=> court
=> dare
=> effect
=> antagonize, antagonise, counteract
=> anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
=> prosecute
=> perpetrate, commit, pull
=> rampage
=> cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> condescend, deign, descend
=> condescend
=> take care
=> lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior
=> stampede
=> make a point, make sure
=> repeat, take over
=> surprise
=> sneak
=> play
=> take
=> guard
=> begin, start
=> go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> do well, had best
=> continue
=> continue, persist in
Sense 3
keep, hold on
> have, have got, hold
=> sustain, keep, maintain
=> keep, hold on
=> keep
=> keep, maintain
=> keep
=> monopolize, monopolise
=> wield, exert, maintain
=> stock, carry, stockpile
=> bear, hold
=> carry
Sense 7
keep
> have, have got, hold
=> sustain, keep, maintain
=> keep, hold on
=> keep
=> keep, maintain
=> keep
=> monopolize, monopolise
=> wield, exert, maintain
=> stock, carry, stockpile
=> bear, hold
=> carry
Sense 8
keep, maintain
> record, enter, put down
=> tally, chalk up
=> clock in, punch in, clock on
=> record, tape
=> accession
=> post
=> ring up
=> manifest
=> inscribe
=> chronicle
=> file, file away
=> document
=> log
=> log up, clock up
=> film, shoot, take
=> videotape, tape
=> photograph, snap, shoot
=> score, mark
=> notch
=> keep, maintain
=> film
=> register
=> book
Sense 9
keep
> lodge, accommodate
=> barrack
=> keep
=> quarter, billet, canton
Sense 10
retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going
> prolong, sustain, keep up
=> retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going
Sense 11
sustain, keep, maintain
> have, have got, hold
=> sustain, keep, maintain
=> keep, hold on
=> keep
=> keep, maintain
=> keep
=> monopolize, monopolise
=> wield, exert, maintain
=> stock, carry, stockpile
=> bear, hold
=> carry
Sense 12
keep, stay fresh
> stay, remain, rest
=> sit tight
=> stick together, stay together
=> stand
=> keep, stay fresh
=> be
Sense 14
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
> prevent, keep
=> defend
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> exclude, keep out, shut out, shut
=> hold
=> keep away
=> blank
=> impede, hinder
=> rain out, wash out
Sense 15
keep, preserve
> protect
=> cover for
=> immunize, immunise
=> overprotect
=> look out
=> cover
=> guard, ward
=> defend, guard, hold
=> shield, screen
=> charm
=> wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround
=> safeguard
=> cover
=> cover
=> mothproof
=> body guard
=> insure
=> cover
=> keep, preserve
Sense 16
keep
> grow, raise, farm, produce
=> carry
=> overproduce
=> keep
Sense 17
keep open, hold open, keep, save
> reserve, hold, book
=> keep open, hold open, keep, save
Sense 18
keep
> store
=> garner
=> keep
=> mothball
=> reposit
=> wharf
=> tank
=> loft
=> warehouse
=> garage
=> bottle
=> ensile
Sense 19
keep
> have, have got, hold
=> sustain, keep, maintain
=> keep, hold on
=> keep
=> keep, maintain
=> keep
=> monopolize, monopolise
=> wield, exert, maintain
=> stock, carry, stockpile
=> bear, hold
=> carry
Sense 20
keep, maintain
> have, have got, hold
=> sustain, keep, maintain
=> keep, hold on
=> keep
=> keep, maintain
=> keep
=> monopolize, monopolise
=> wield, exert, maintain
=> stock, carry, stockpile
=> bear, hold
=> carry
Sense 21
keep
> confine, detain
=> keep
=> straiten
=> imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand
=> intern
=> bind over
=> imprison
=> cage, cage in
=> trap
=> keep in
Sense 22
preserve, keep
> cook, fix, ready, make, prepare
=> preserve, keep
=> dress, dress out
=> deglaze
=> scallop, escallop
=> flambe
=> put on
=> devil
=> precook
=> whip up, whomp up
=> concoct, cook up
=> lard
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb keep
Sense 3
keep, hold on
=> have, have got, hold
Sense 17
keep open, hold open, keep, save
=> reserve, hold, book
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Sense 4
prevent, keep
Sense 21
keep
=> confine, detain
--------------
Sense 7
keep
=> have, have got, hold
Sense 15
keep, preserve
=> protect
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Sense 12
keep, stay fresh
=> stay, remain, rest
Sense 22
preserve, keep
=> cook, fix, ready, make, prepare
--------------
Sense 18
keep
=> store
Sense 19
keep
=> have, have got, hold
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Sense 1
keep, maintain, hold
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Sense 2
continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> act, move
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Sense 5
observe, keep
--------------
Sense 6
observe, keep, maintain
--------------
Sense 8
keep, maintain
=> record, enter, put down
--------------
Sense 9
keep
=> lodge, accommodate
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Sense 10
retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going
=> prolong, sustain, keep up
--------------
Sense 11
sustain, keep, maintain
=> have, have got, hold
--------------
Sense 13
observe, celebrate, keep
--------------
Sense 14
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
--------------
Sense 16
keep
=> grow, raise, farm, produce
--------------
Sense 20
keep, maintain
=> have, have got, hold
--------------
Grep of verb keep
housekeep
keep
keep abreast
keep an eye on
keep apart
keep away
keep back
keep company
keep down
keep going
keep guard
keep in
keep in line
keep mum
keep note
keep off
keep on
keep one's distance
keep one's eyes off
keep one's eyes open
keep one's eyes peeled
keep one's eyes skinned
keep one's hands off
keep one's mouth shut
keep one's nose to the grindstone
keep one's shoulder to the wheel
keep open
keep out
keep pace
keep quiet
keep step
keep tabs on
keep to oneself
keep up
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