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keep::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | donjon, dungeon |
| Type of | stronghold, fastness |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bread and butter, livelihood, living, support, sustenance |
| Type of | resource |
| Has types | maintenance, subsistence, comforts, creature comforts, conveniences, meal ticket, amenities |
each child was expected to pay for their keep.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hold on |
| Type of | have got, have, hold |
| Has types | stack away, deny, keep back, deduct, stash away, hive away, hold back, preserve, store, carry over, recoup, refuse, save, hold, salt away, retain, harbour, harbor, hold over, put in, lay in, withhold |
| Verb group | keep open, hold open, save |
| Derivation | keeping |
Can I keep my old stuffed animals?.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | stay fresh |
| Type of | remain, stay, rest |
| Verb group | preserve |
These potatoes keep for a long time.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hold |
| Type of | prison cell, jail cell, cell |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | lodge, accommodate |
He is keeping three women in the guest cottage.
keep boarders.
Examples of keep
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Fifteen trail guides will spread out across the grounds to keep people on track.
From the dailyherald.com
Keep in mind, too, that you need to be a role model when it comes to technology.
From the abcnews.go.com
The city of St. Louis would keep its own mayor and aldermen and fire department.
From the stltoday.com
At eight of those sites, the authority may keep a small parcel for future wells.
From the newsday.com
Our defense was good enough to keep us there until we started making some shots.
From the thenewstribune.com
More theater-type entertainment to keep guests eating and spending at the hotel.
From the thenewstribune.com
Removing selective gravel bars can help keep rivers from snaking back and forth.
From the thenewstribune.com
Keep pumping out illigitimate kids, and ride the welfare system into the ground.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The easiest way to keep your energy up at work is to eat regularly and eat well.
From the forbes.com
- 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"
- Support: 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"
- The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
- Continue: 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"
- Hold: a cell in a jail or prison
- Retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
- A keep is a strong central tower which is used as a dungeon or a fortress. Often, the keep is the most defended area of a castle, and as such may form the main habitation area, or contain important stores such as the armoury, food, and the main water well, which would ensure survival during a siege.
- KEEP is a commercially-supported FM radio station serving the general area of Fredericksburg, Texas, due west from Austin and due north of San Antonio. KEEP is owned by J & J Fritz Media and is broadcast from Johnson City, Texas. ...
- The Keep (1997) is the soundtrack to the movie The Keep (1983) by the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream. A limited run of 150 CDs were sold at a concert by the group in the UK in 1997. ...
