Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)keep, donjon, dungeonthe main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress Verbs
(v)keep, maintain, holdcause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity“hold in place”,
“She always held herself as a lady”,
“The students keep me on my toes” (v)continue, go on, proceed, go along, keepcontinue 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” (v)keep, hold onretain possession of“Can I keep my old stuffed animals?”,
“She kept her maiden name after she married” (v)prevent, keepstop (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” (v)observe, keepconform one's action or practice to“keep appointments”,
“she never keeps her promises”,
“We kept to the original conditions of the contract” (v)observe, keep, maintainstick to correctly or closely“The pianist kept time with the metronome”,
“keep count”,
“I cannot keep track of all my employees” (v)keeplook after; be the keeper of; have charge of“He keeps the shop when I am gone” (v)keep, maintainmaintain by writing regular records“keep a diary”,
“maintain a record”,
“keep notes” (v)keepsupply with room and board“He is keeping three women in the guest cottage”,
“keep boarders” (v)retain, continue, keep, keep onallow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature“We cannot continue several servants any longer”,
“She retains a lawyer”,
“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” (v)sustain, keep, maintainsupply 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” (v)keep, stay freshfail to spoil or rot“These potatoes keep for a long time” (v)observe, celebrate, keepbehave as expected during holidays or rites“Keep the commandments”,
“celebrate Christmas”,
“Observe Yom Kippur” (v)keep, preservemaintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger“May God keep you” (v)keepto rear“She keeps a few chickens in the yard”,
“he keeps bees” (v)keep open, hold open, keep, saveretain rights to“keep my job for me while I give birth”,
“keep my seat, please”,
“keep open the possibility of a merger” (v)keepstore or keep customarily“Where do you keep your gardening tools?” (v)keephave 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” (v)keep, maintainmaintain for use and service“I keep a car in the countryside”,
“She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips” (v)keephold and prevent from leaving“The student was kept after school” (v)restrain, keep, keep back, hold backprevent the action or expression of“hold back your anger”,
“keep your cool”,
“she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays” (v)preserve, keepprevent (food) from rotting“preserved meats”,
“keep potatoes fresh”