Another word for keep
keep
v.
To hold
To maintain
To continue
keep going, carry on, persist, sustain; see continue 1, endure 1.
To operate
administer, run, direct; see command 2, manage 1.
To tend
care for, minister to, attend; see tend 1.
To remain
stay, continue, last, abide; see continue 1, endure 1, remain 1.
To store
To prevent; used with from
To observe
adhere to, fulfill, celebrate; see celebrate 1, follow 2, obey 2. See syn. study at celebrate.
permanently, finally, for always, for good; see finally 1, forever 1.
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Another word for keep
To have and maintain in one's possession:
hold, hold back, keep back, reserve, retain, withhold. See keepTo have for sale:
carry, stock. See keepTo supply with the necessities of life:
maintain, provide for, support. Idiom: take care of. See care forTo have or put in a customary place:
store. See placeTo remain fresh and unspoiled:
last2. See changeTo persevere in some condition, action, or belief:
maintain, retain, stay with. See continueTo control, restrict, or arrest:
bit2, brake, bridle, check, constrain, curb, hold, hold back, hold down, hold in, inhibit, keep back, pull in, rein (back, in, or up), restrain. See restraintTo hold oneself back:
abstain, forbear, hold off, refrain, withhold. See restraintTo reserve for the future:
lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, put by, salt away, save (up), set by. See keep, saveTo carry out the functions, requirements, or terms of:
discharge, do, execute, exercise, fulfill, implement, perform. Idiom: live up to. See doTo act in conformity with:
abide by, adhere, carry out, comply, conform, follow, mind, obey, observe. Idiom: toe the line (or mark). See accept, sameTo mark (a day or an event) with ceremonies of respect, festivity, or rejoicing:
celebrate, commemorate, observe, solemnize. See remember
To have and maintain in one's possession:
hold, hold back, keep, reserve, retain, withhold. See keepTo control, restrict, or arrest:
bit2, brake, bridle, check, constrain, curb, hold, hold back, hold down, hold in, inhibit, keep, pull in, rein (back, in, or up), restrain. See restraint
To continue without halting despite difficulties or setbacks:
carry on, go on, hang on, persevere, persist. Idioms: hang in there, keep going , keep it up. See continue
To keep from being admitted, included, or considered:
bar, count out, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, rule out, shut out. See include
The means needed to support life:
alimentation, alimony, bread, bread and butter, livelihood, living, maintenance, subsistence, support, sustenance, upkeep. See moneyA place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention:
brig, house of correction, jail, penitentiary, prison. (Informal) lockup, pen3. (Slang) big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey1, slammer, stir2. (Chiefly Regional) calaboose. See free
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