keep
noun
1 keep
The financial means whereby one lives:
— Each child was expected to pay for their keep.
synonyms: bread and butter, livelihood, living, support, sustenance.
Roget 298:
eating
etc.
v.;
deglutition,
gulp,
epulation†,
mastication,
manducation†,
rumination;
gluttony
etc.
957.
[eating specific foods]
hippophagy†,
ichthyophagy†.
[Eating anatomy:]
(appetite)
etc.
865;
mouth,
jaws,
mandible,
mazard†,
gob [Slang],
chops.
drinking
etc.
v.;
potation,
draught,
libation;
carousal
etc.
(amusement)
840;
drunkenness
etc.
959.
food,
pabulum;
aliment,
nourishment,
nutriment;
sustenance,
sustentation,
sustention;
nurture,
subsistence,
provender,
corn,
feed,
fodder,
provision,
ration,
keep,
commons,
board;
commissariat
etc.
(provision)
637;
prey,
forage,
pasture,
pasturage;
fare,
cheer;
diet,
dietary;
regimen;
belly timber,
staff of life;
bread,
bread and cheese.
comestibles,
eatables,
victuals,
edibles,
ingesta;
grub,
grubstake,
prog†,
meat;
bread,
bread stuffs;
cerealia†;
cereals;
viands,
cates†,
delicacy,
dainty,
creature comforts,
contents of the larder,
fleshpots;
festal board;
ambrosia;
good cheer,
good living.
beef,
bisquit†,
bun;
cornstarch [U.S.];
cookie,
cooky [U.S.];
cracker,
doughnut;
fatling†;
hardtack,
hoecake [U.S.],
hominy [U.S.];
mutton,
pilot bread;
pork;
roti†,
rusk,
ship biscuit;
veal;
joint,
piece de resistance [Fr.],
roast and boiled;
remove,
entremet†,
releve [Fr.],
hash,
rechauffe [Fr.],
stew,
ragout,
fricassee,
mince;
pottage,
potage†,
broth,
soup,
consomme,
puree,
spoonmeat†;
pie,
pasty,
volauvent†;
pudding,
omelet;
pastry;
sweets
etc.
296;
kickshaws†;
condiment
etc.
393.
appetizer,
hors d'oeuvre [Fr.].
main course,
entree.
alligator pear,
apple
&c.,
apple slump;
artichoke;
ashcake†,
griddlecake,
pancake,
flapjack;
atole†,
avocado,
banana,
beche de mer [Fr.],
barbecue,
beefsteak;
beet root;
blackberry,
blancmange,
bloater,
bouilli†,
bouillon,
breadfruit,
chop suey [U.S.];
chowder,
chupatty†,
clam,
compote,
damper,
fish,
frumenty†,
grapes,
hasty pudding,
ice cream,
lettuce,
mango,
mangosteen,
mince pie,
oatmeal,
oyster,
pineapple,
porridge,
porterhouse steak,
salmis†,
sauerkraut,
sea slug,
sturgeon
("Albany beef"),
succotash [U.S.],
supawn [U.S.],
trepang†,
vanilla,
waffle,
walnut.
table,
cuisine,
bill of fare,
menu,
table d'hote [Fr.],
ordinary,
entree.
meal,
repast,
feed,
spread;
mess;
dish,
plate,
course;
regale;
regalement†,
refreshment,
entertainment;
refection,
collation,
picnic,
feast,
banquet,
junket;
breakfast;
lunch,
luncheon;
dejeuner [Fr.],
bever†,
tiffin†,
dinner,
supper,
snack,
junk food,
fast food,
whet,
bait,
dessert;
potluck,
table d'hote [Fr.],
dejeuner a la fourchette [Fr.];
hearty meal,
square meal,
substantial meal,
full meal;
blowout [Slang];
light refreshment;
bara†,
chotahazri†;
bara khana†.
mouthful,
bolus,
gobbet†,
morsel,
sop,
sippet†.
drink,
beverage,
liquor,
broth,
soup;
potion,
dram,
draught,
drench,
swill [Slang];
nip,
sip,
sup,
gulp.
wine,
spirits,
liqueur,
beer,
ale,
malt liquor,
Sir John Barleycorn,
stingo†,
heavy wet;
grog,
toddy,
flip,
purl,
punch,
negus†,
cup,
bishop,
wassail;
gin
etc.
(intoxicating liquor)
959;
coffee,
chocolate,
cocoa,
tea,
the cup that cheers but not inebriates;
bock beer,
lager beer,
Pilsener beer,
schenck beer†;
Brazil tea,
cider,
claret,
ice water,
mate,
mint julep [U.S.];
near beer,
3. 2 beer,
non-alcoholic beverage.
eating house
etc.
189.
[person who eats]
diner;
hippophage;
glutton
etc.
957.
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Roget 781:
retention;
retaining
etc.
v.;
keep,
detention,
custody;
tenacity,
firm hold,
grasp,
gripe,
grip,
iron grip.
fangs,
teeth,
claws,
talons,
nail,
unguis,
hook,
tentacle,
tenaculum;
bond
etc.
(vinculum)
45.
clutches,
tongs,
forceps,
pincers,
nippers,
pliers,
vice.
paw,
hand,
finger,
wrist,
fist,
neaf†,
neif†.
bird in hand;
captive
etc.
754.
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Roget 751:
restraint;
hindrance
etc.
706;
coercion
etc.
(compulsion)
744;
cohibition†,
constraint,
repression,
suppression;
discipline,
control.
confinement;
durance,
duress;
imprisonment;
incarceration,
coarctation†,
entombment,
mancipation†,
durance vile,
limbo,
captivity;
blockade.
arrest,
arrestation†;
custody,
keep,
care,
charge,
ward,
restringency†.
curb
etc.
(means of restraint)
752;
lettres de cachet [Fr.].
limitation,
restriction,
protection,
monopoly;
prohibition
etc.
761.
prisoner
etc.
754;
repressionist†.
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Roget 666:
refuge,
sanctuary,
retreat,
fastness;
acropolis;
keep,
last resort;
ward;
prison
etc.
752;
asylum,
ark,
home,
refuge for the destitute;
almshouse†;
hiding place
etc.
(ambush)
530;
sanctum sanctorum [Lat.]
etc.
(privacy)
893.
roadstead,
anchorage;
breakwater,
mole,
port,
haven;
harbor,
harbor of refuge;
seaport;
pier,
jetty,
embankment,
quay.
covert,
cover,
shelter,
screen,
lee wall,
wing,
shield,
umbrella;
barrier;
dashboard,
dasher [U.S.].
wall
etc.
(inclosure)
232;
fort
etc.
(defense)
717.
anchor,
kedge;
grapnel,
grappling iron;
sheet anchor,
killick†;
mainstay;
support
etc.
215;
cheek
etc.
706;
ballast.
jury mast;
vent-peg;
safety valve,
blow-off valve;
safety lamp;
lightning rod,
lightning conductor;
safety belt,
airbag,
seat belt;
antilock brakes,
antiskid tires,
snow tires.
means of escape
etc.
(escape)
671;
lifeboat,
lifejacket,
life buoy,
swimming belt,
cork jacket;
parachute,
plank,
steppingstone;
emergency landing.
safeguard
etc.
(protection)
664.
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Dutch: levensonderhoud
Polish: życie, utrzymywanie się
2 keep
The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress.
synonyms: donjon, dungeon.
Roget 717:
defense,
protection,
guard,
ward;
shielding
etc.
v.;
propugnation†,
preservation
etc.
670;
guardianship.
area defense;
site defense.
self-defense,
self-preservation;
resistance
etc.
719.
safeguard
etc.
(safety)
664;
balistraria†;
bunker,
screen
etc.
(shelter)
666;
camouflage
etc.
(concealment)
530;
fortification;
munition,
muniment†;
trench,
foxhole;
bulwark,
fosse†,
moat,
ditch,
entrenchment,
intrenchment†;
kila†;
dike,
dyke;
parapet,
sunk fence,
embankment,
mound,
mole,
bank,
sandbag,
revetment;
earth work,
field-work;
fence,
wall dead wall,
contravallation†;
paling
etc.
(inclosure)
232;
palisade,
haha,
stockade,
stoccado†,
laager†,
sangar†;
barrier,
barricade;
boom;
portcullis,
chevaux de frise [Fr.];
abatis,
abattis†,
abbatis†;
vallum†,
circumvallation†,
battlement,
rampart,
scarp;
escarp†,
counter-scarp;
glacis,
casemate†;
vallation†,
vanfos†.
buttress,
abutment;
shore
etc.
(support)
215.
breastwork,
banquette,
curtain,
mantlet†,
bastion,
redan†,
ravelin†;
vauntmure†;
advance work,
horn work,
outwork;
barbacan†,
barbican;
redoubt;
fort-elage [Fr.],
fort-alice;
lines.
loophole,
machicolation†;
sally port.
hold,
stronghold,
fastness;
asylum
etc.
(refuge)
666;
keep,
donjon,
dungeon,
fortress,
citadel,
capitol,
castle;
tower of strength,
tower of strength;
fort,
barracoon†,
pah†,
sconce,
martello tower†,
peelhouse†,
blockhouse,
rath†;
wooden walls.
[body armor]
bulletproof vest,
armored vest,
buffer,
corner stone,
fender,
apron,
mask,
gauntlet,
thimble,
carapace,
armor,
shield,
buckler,
aegis,
breastplate,
backplate†,
cowcatcher,
face guard,
scutum†,
cuirass,
habergeon†,
mail,
coat of mail,
brigandine†,
hauberk,
lorication†,
helmet,
helm,
bassinet,
salade†,
heaume†,
morion†,
murrion†,
armet†,
cabaset†,
vizor†,
casquetel†,
siege cap,
headpiece,
casque,
pickelhaube,
vambrace†,
shako
etc.
(dress)
225.
bearskin;
panoply;
truncheon
etc.
(weapon)
727.
garrison,
picket,
piquet;
defender,
protector;
guardian
etc.
(safety)
664;
bodyguard,
champion;
knight-errant,
Paladin;
propugner†.
bulletproof window.
hardened site.
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Roget 752:
prison,
prison house;
jail,
gaol,
cage,
coop,
den,
cell;
stronghold,
fortress,
keep,
donjon,
dungeon,
Bastille,
oubliette,
bridewell†,
house of correction,
hulks,
tollbooth,
panopticon†,
penitentiary,
guardroom,
lockup,
hold;
round house,
watch house,
station house,
sponging house;
station;
house of detention,
black hole,
pen,
fold,
pound;
inclosure
etc.
232;
isolation
(exclusion)
893;
penal settlement,
penal colony;
bilboes,
stocks,
limbo,
quod [Lat.];
calaboose,
chauki†,
choky†,
thana†;
workhouse [U.S.].
Newgate,
Fleet,
Marshalsea;
King's Bench,
Queen's Bench.
bond;
bandage;
irons,
pinion,
gyve,
fetter,
shackle,
trammel,
manacle,
handcuff,
straight jacket,
strait jacket,
strait-jacket,
strait-waistcoat,
hopples†;
vice,
vise.
yoke,
collar,
halter,
harness;
muzzle,
gag,
bit,
brake,
curb,
snaffle,
bridle;
rein,
reins;
bearing rein;
martingale;
leading string;
tether,
picket,
band,
guy,
chain;
cord
etc.
(fastening)
45;
cavesson†,
hackamore [U.S.],
headstall,
jaquima [U.S.],
lines,
ribbons.
bolt,
deadbolt,
bar,
lock,
police lock,
combination lock,
padlock,
rail,
wall,
stone wall;
paling,
palisade;
fence,
picket fence,
barbed wire fence,
Cyclone fence,
stockade fence,
chain-link fence;
barrier,
barricade.
drag
etc.
(hindrance)
706.
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Dutch: Don Jon
Polish: donżon
3 keep
A cell in a jail or prison.
synonym: hold.
verb
1 keep
Cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean':
— The students keep me on my toes.
synonyms: hold, maintain.
Roget 141:
let alone,
let be,
let it be;
persist,
remain,
stay,
tarry,
rest;
stet
(copy editing)
hold,
hold on;
last,
endure,
bide,
abide,
aby†,
dwell,
maintain,
keep;
stand,
stand still,
stand fast;
subsist,
live,
outlive,
survive;
hold one's ground,
keep one's ground,
hold one's footing,
keep one's footing;
hold good.
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Roget 637:
provide;
make provision,
make due provision for;
lay in,
lay in a stock,
lay in a store.
supply,
suppeditate†;
furnish;
find,
find one in;
arm.
cater,
victual,
provision,
purvey,
forage;
beat up for;
stock,
stock with;
make good,
replenish;
fill,
fill up;
recruit,
feed.
have in store,
have in reserve;
keep,
keep by one,
keep on foot,
keep on hand;
have to fall back upon;
store
etc.
636;
provide against a rainy day
etc.
(economy)
817.
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Roget 670:
preserve,
maintain,
keep,
sustain,
support,
hold;
keep up,
keep alive;
refrigerate,
keep on ice;
not willingly let die;
bank up;
nurse;
save,
rescue;
be safe,
make safe
etc.
664;
take care of
etc.
(care)
459;
guard
etc.
(defend)
717.
stare super antiquas vias [Lat.]
[Bacon];
hold one's own;
hold one's ground,
stand one's ground
etc.
(resist)
719.
embalm,
cure,
salt,
pickle,
season,
kyanize†,
bottle,
pot,
tin,
can;
sterilize,
pasteurize,
radiate;
dry,
lyophilize [Chem],
freeze-dry,
concentrate,
evaporate;
freeze,
quick-freeze,
deep-freeze;
husband
etc.
(store)
636.
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Dutch: aanhouden, bijhouden, houden
2 keep
Continue a certain state, condition, or activity:
— Keep on working!.
— Keep smiling.
synonyms: continue, go along, go on, proceed.
Roget 143:
continue,
persist;
go on,
jog on,
keep on,
run on,
hold on;
abide,
keep,
pursue,
stick to its course,
take its course,
maintain its course;
carry on,
keep up.
sustain,
uphold,
hold up,
keep on foot;
follow up,
perpetuate;
maintain;
preserve
etc.
604.1;
harp upon
etc.
(repeat)
104.
keep going,
keep alive,
keep the pot boiling,
keep up the ball,
keep up the good work;
die in harness,
die with one's boots on;
hold on the even tenor of one's way,
pursue the even tenor of one's way.
let be;
stare super antiquas vias [Lat.];
quieta non movere [Lat.];
let things take their course;
stare decisis
(Jurisprudence).
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Dutch: houden
3 keep
Retain possession of:
— Can I keep my old stuffed animals?.
synonym: hold on.
Dutch: handhaven, behouden, bewaren, houden
4 keep
Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state:
— Keep the child from eating the marbles.
synonym: prevent.
Dutch: beletten, letten, verhinderen, verletten, voorkomen
5 keep
Conform one's action or practice to:
— Keep appointments.
— She never keeps her promises.
synonym: observe.
Roget 772:
observe,
comply with,
respect,
acknowledge,
abide by;
cling to,
adhere to,
be faithful to,
act up to;
meet,
fulfill;
carry out,
carry into execution;
execute,
perform,
keep,
satisfy,
discharge;
do one's office.
perform an obligation,
fulfill an obligation,
discharge an obligation,
acquit oneself of an obligation;
make good;
make good one's word,
make good one's promise,
keep one's word,
keep one's promise;
redeem one's pledge;
keep faith with,
stand to one's engagement.
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Dutch: betrachten
6 keep
Stick to correctly or closely:
— Keep count.
— I cannot keep track of all my employees.
synonyms: maintain, observe.
7 keep
Look after; be the keeper of; have charge of.
8 keep
Maintain by writing regular records:
— Keep a diary.
— Keep notes.
synonym: maintain.
9 keep
Supply with room and board.
10 keep
11 keep
Supply with necessities and support:
— There's little to earn and many to keep.
synonyms: maintain, sustain.
12 keep
Fail to spoil or rot:
— These potatoes keep for a long time.
synonym: stay fresh.
13 keep
Behave as expected during of holidays or rites:
— Keep the commandments.
synonyms: celebrate, observe.
Dutch: celebreren, vieren
14 keep
Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger:
— May God keep you.
synonym: preserve.
Dutch: behoeden
15 keep
16 keep
Retain rights to:
— Keep my job for me while I give birth.
— Keep my seat, please.
— Keep open the possibility of a merger.
synonyms: hold open, keep open, save.
17 keep
Store or keep customarily.
18 keep
19 keep
Maintain for use and service:
— I keep a car in the countryside.
— She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips.
synonym: maintain.
20 keep
Hold and prevent from leaving.
21 keep
Prevent the action or expression of:
— Keep your cool.
synonyms: hold back, keep back, restrain.
Roget 781:
retain,
keep;
hold fast one's own,
hold tight one's own,
hold fast one's ground,
hold tight one's ground;
clinch,
clench,
clutch,
grasp,
gripe,
hug,
have a firm hold of.
secure,
withhold,
detain;
hold back,
keep back;
keep close;
husband
etc.
(store)
636;
reserve;
have in stock,
have on hand,
keep in stock
etc.
(possess)
777;
entail,
tie up,
settle.
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Dutch: beteugelen
22 keep
Prevent (food) from rotting:
— Keep potatoes fresh.
synonym: preserve.
Dutch: bewaren, conserveren, goedhouden, verduurzamen
adjective
Roget 636:
stored
etc.
v.;
in store,
in reserve,
in ordinary;
spare,
supernumerary.
Moby thesaurus: POW camp, TLC, abide, abide by, abstain, accede to, accommodate, accommodation, accommodations, accumulate, acknowledge, acropolis, act up to, adhere to, administer Communion, afford, afford support, agree to, aliment, alimentation, alimony, amass, arm, armor, arrest, attend Communion, attend Mass, attend to, attend to orders, backlog, balance, ballast, bastille, bastion, be faithful to, beachhead, bear, bear in mind, bear out, bear up, beat the drum, bed, bed and board, bide, bit, black hole, bless, block, blockhouse, blow the trumpet, board, board and room, bolster, bolster up, borstal, borstal institution, bosom, bottle up, box up, bread, bread and butter, breed, bridewell, bridgehead, bridle, brig, brood over, bunker, buttress, cage, camouflage, can, care, care for, carry, carry on, castle, celebrate, celebrate Mass, cell, champion, charge, check, cherish, citadel, cling to, clink, clip, cloak, cloister, clothe, collect, commemorate, communicate, compass about, 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