Definition for Keep:

• k[= e]p, v.t. to have the care of: to guard: to maintain: to manage: to have in one's service: to hold for one's own use or enjoyment: to remain in: to adhere to: to practise: not to lose: to maintain hold upon: to restrain from departure: to preserve in a certain state: to maintain: to fulfill.-- v.i. to remain in any position or state: to remain fresh: to last or endure: to continue: to adhere: to have rooms at college ( Cambridge):--- pr.p. keep'ing; pa.t. and pa.p. kept.-- n. that which keeps or protects: subsistence: food: the innermost and strongest part of a castle, the donjon: a stronghold.-- ns. KEEP'ER, an attendant, manager, owner: a gamekeeper: socket, guard-ring; KEEP'ERSHIP, office of a keeper; KEEP'ING, care: custody: charge: ( Shak.) maintenance, support: just proportion, harmony: ( paint.) due proportion of light and shade; KEEP'ING-ROOM, a sitting-room, parlour; KEEP'SAKE, something given to be kept for the sake of the giver-- the name used often to be applied to the annuals or sumptuous gift-books so much in vogue about 1830.-- KEEP AN ACT, to hold an academical disputation; KEEP AN EYE ON, KEEP COMPANY, CHAPEL, COUNSEL, DISTANCE, HOURS, HOUSE, THE PEACE, & c. ( see the nouns); KEEP A TERM ( see TERM); KEEP AT IT, to persist in anything; KEEP BACK, to withhold: keep down, to repress ( see also DARK); KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER, to maintain life; KEEP DOWN, to restrain; KEEP FROM, to abstain from: to remain away from; KEEP GOING IN a thing, to keep one supplied with it; KEEP IN, to prevent from escaping: to confine a pupil in the schoolroom after school hours: to conceal: to restrain; KEEP IN WITH, to maintain the confidence or friendship of some one; KEEP OFF, to hinder from approaching or making an attack; KEEP ONE'S COUNTENANCE, to preserve a calm appearance, hiding one's emotions; KEEP ONE'S HAND IN, to retain one's skill by means of constant practice; KEEP THE BREATH TO COOL ONE'S PORRIDGE, to confine attention to one's own affairs; KEEP THE POWDER DRY, to keep one's energies ready for action; KEEP TO, to stick closely to: to confine one's self to; KEEP UNDER, to hold down in restraint; KEEP UP, to retain one's strength or spirit: to support, prevent from falling: to continue, to prevent from ceasing: to maintain in good condition. [ A.S. cépan, orig. to traffic, hence to store up, keep-- ceáp, price.]

Synonyms for Keep:

• n.

  •
  • charge.
  •
  • abide,
  • exist,
  • last.
  •
  • stand.
  •pokey (noun)
  • jailhouse.
  •prison (noun)
  • harness,
  • fence,
  • manacle,
  • reformatory,
  • shackle,
  • straight jacket,
  • penitentiary,
  • irons,
  • tether,
  • jail,
  • collar,
  • reform school,
  • penal colony,
  • oubliette,
  • Alcatraz,
  • cooler,
  • stockade,
  • handcuff,
  • brig,
  • bridle,
  • gaol,
  • pillory,
  • cage,
  • vise,
  • jug,
  • pound,
  • dungeon,
  • pinion,
  • San Quentin.

• v.

  •commemorate; pay attention to (verb)
  • regard,
  • respect,
  • adhere to.
  •conserve (verb)
  • reserve.
  •grip (verb)
  • retain,
  • embrace,
  • grip,
  • clasp,
  • grasp,
  • seize.
  •withdraw (verb)
  • suppress,
  • recant,
  • revoke,
  • recall,
  • retract,
  • withdraw.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • clink.
  •
  • obey.
  •celebrate
  • solemnize.
  •comply
  • conform to.
  •Other relevant words:
  • harbor,
  • crutch,
  • bolster,
  • listen to,
  • remain,
  • lodge,
  • continue,
  • go on,
  • stet,
  • sustain,
  • bear,
  • reside,
  • choky,
  • tolbooth,
  • extend,
  • stay,
  • protective custody,
  • keep on,
  • custody,
  • persist in,
  • prop up,
  • abide by,
  • bolster up,
  • bear out,
  • hold out,
  • buttress,
  • subsist,
  • persist,
  • fastness,
  • lend support,
  • hold on,
  • go far,
  • hold up,
  • bastion,
  • bear up,
  • preventive custody,
  • penal settlement,
  • hang out,
  • dwell,
  • bagnio,
  • hole,
  • Upbear,
  • endure,
  • tower of strength,
  • prevail,
  • heed,
  • prop,
  • let it go,
  • bide,
  • secure,
  • penal institution,
  • care,
  • keep safe,
  • uphold,
  • live,
  • stay on,
  • keeping.

Paraphrases for Keep:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    conserve.
  • Noun, plural
    keepers, keeping.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    conserves.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    Maintaining.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Maintaining, Leaves, controls, conserve.
  • Noun, plural
    custodians, guardians, cautions, caveats, gardens, homes, advisories, dangers, messages, chances, reasons.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Maintaining.
  • Verb, past tense
    Upheld, Remained, Envisaged, Cautioned, Detained, scheduled, Enjoyed, Convened, tied, travelled, Warned, conducted, Stood, held, Stayed, Maintaining.
  • Verb, past participle
    Adhered, stored.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    follow, leaving, observe, persist, avoid, conserve.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    sustains, upholds, saves, reserves, depends, considers, enjoys, puts, delivers, Watches, includes, warns, Bears, applies, Carries, meets, allows, stands, cautions, gets, takes, controls.
  • Verb, base form
    held, takes, keepthe, adhere, follow, persevere, comply, abide, observe, withhold, respect, confine, inform, preclude, persist, babysit, Has, avoid, restrain, impede, remember, conserve, conceal.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    keeping, kept.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    keeping, preservation.

Antonyms for Keep:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    disregard, profane, damage, ruin, breach, negligence, go against, demolition, destruction, contemn, inattention, infract, ruination, dereliction, violate, transgress, injury, harm, despise, offend.

• v.

  • commemorate; pay attention to
    disobey, reproach, denounce, blame, overlook, condemn, disrespect, miss.
  • hold, maintain
    hand over, not have, divide, lack, spend, use, dispossess, squander, displace, hurt, need, dissipate, neglect, consume, let happen, abandon, give, release, lose, want, give up, disperse, separate, let go, fail, scatter, waste, remove, ignore, dishonor.
  • prevent
    forward, rush, permit, further, liberate, free, advance, assist, push, encourage, help, facilitate, allow, support, promote, aid, expedite.
  • social
    break.
  • tend; provide for
    discontinue, deny, deprive, endanger, cease, starve, stop, mismanage, halt, forget, leave.

Hypernym for Keep:

• v.

  • possession
    keep back, deny, recoup, hive away, carry over, keep up, hold back, preserve, hold over, maintain, harbor, deduct, salt away, retain, lay in, store, stack away, conserve, save, stash away, refuse, hold, put in, withhold, harbour.
  • social
    make good.
  • stative
    herd.

Hyponym for Keep:

• n.

  • artifact
    cell, jail cell, prison cell.

• v.

  • contact
    detain, confine.
  • possession
    have got, store, hold, have.
  • stative
    produce, farm, lodge, accommodate, grow, raise.