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Noun
- a cell in a jail or prison
- the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
- 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
Verb
- prevent (food) from rotting
- hold and prevent from leaving
- The student was kept after school
- maintain for use and service
- I keep a car in the countryside
- She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips
- 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
- store or keep customarily
- Where do you keep your gardening tools?
- retain rights to
- keep my job for me while I give birth
- keep open the possibility of a merger
- raise
- She keeps a few chickens in the yard
- maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
- keep under control; keep in check
- behave as expected during of holidays or rites
- fail to spoil or rot
- These potatoes keep for a long time
- 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
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- We cannot continue several servants any longer
- 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
- supply with room and board
- He is keeping three women in the guest cottage
- maintain by writing regular records
- look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
- He keeps the shop when I am gone
- stick to correctly or closely
- The pianist kept time with the metronome
- I cannot keep track of all my employees
- conform one's action or practice to
- she never keeps her promises
- We kept to the original conditions of the contract
- 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
- retain possession of
- Can I keep my old stuffed animals?
- She kept her maiden name after she married
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- We continued to work into the night
- We went on working until well past midnight
- keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
- She always held herself as a lady
- The students keep me on my toes