Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb keep
11 of 22 senses of keep
Sense 1
keep maintain, hold
=> pressurize, pressurise
=> continue, uphold, carry on bear on preserve
=> distance
=> housekeep
Sense 2
continue, go on proceed, go along keep
=> hold
=> run on keep going
=> ride
Sense 3
keep hold on
=> carry over hold over
=> deny, refuse
=> withhold, deduct, recoup
=> save, preserve, conserve
=> store, hive away lay in put in salt away stack away stash away
=> store
=> retain, hold keep back hold back
=> reserve, retain, hold
=> harbor, harbour
Sense 4
prevent, keep
=> defend
=> restrain, suppress, keep keep back hold back
=> exclude, keep out shut out shut
=> hold
=> keep away
=> blank
=> impede, hinder
=> rain out wash out
Sense 5
observe, keep
=> make good
Sense 7
keep
=> preserve, maintain, keep up
Sense 11
sustain, keep maintain
=> patronage
=> reseed
=> carry
Sense 13
observe, celebrate, keep
=> commemorate, mark
=> mourn
=> solemnize, solemnise
Sense 14
restrain, suppress, keep keep back hold back
=> confine
=> quench
=> bottle up suppress
=> control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate
Sense 16
keep
=> herd
Sense 22
preserve, keep
=> freeze-dry
=> pickle
=> salt
=> can, tin, put up
=> refrigerate
=> cure
=> corn
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb keep
11 of 22 senses of keep
Sense 1
keep maintain, hold
=> pressurize, pressurise
=> continue, uphold, carry on bear on preserve
=> resume, restart
=> persevere, persist, hang in hang on hold on
=> obstinate
=> ask for it ask for trouble
=> plug, plug away
=> stick to stick with follow
=> perpetuate
=> eternize
=> prolong, sustain, keep up
=> retain, continue, keep keep on keep going
=> distance
=> housekeep
Sense 2
continue, go on proceed, go along keep
=> hold
=> run on keep going
=> ride
Sense 3
keep hold on
=> carry over hold over
=> deny, refuse
=> withhold, keep back
=> freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise
=> keep to oneself
=> deny
=> reserve
=> immobilize, immobilise
=> deprive
=> wean
=> starve, famish
=> tongue-tie
=> dock
=> bilk
=> disinherit, disown
=> impoverish
=> reduce
=> beggar, pauperize
=> bankrupt, ruin, break
=> disenfranchise, disfranchise
=> withhold, deduct, recoup
=> dock
=> save, preserve, conserve
=> record, enter put down
=> tally, chalk up
=> clock in punch in clock on
=> record, tape
=> write
=> overwrite
=> tape record
=> prerecord
=> cut, burn
=> cut
=> accession
=> post
=> ring up
=> inscribe
=> chronicle
=> file, file away
=> document
=> log
=> log up clock up
=> film, shoot, take
=> reshoot, retake
=> videotape, tape
=> photograph, snap, shoot
=> retake
=> x-ray
=> score, mark
=> cancel, invalidate
=> notch
=> keep maintain
=> film
=> cinematize
=> microfilm
=> register
=> file, register
=> patent
=> enroll, inscribe, enter enrol, recruit
=> enlist, draft, muster in
=> recruit, levy, raise
=> unionize
=> register
=> matriculate
=> list
=> inventory
=> empanel, impanel
=> index
=> cross-index
=> blacklist
=> post
=> book
=> book
=> ticket, fine
=> amerce
=> embalm
=> mummify
=> conserve, husband, economize, economise
=> retrench
=> store, hive away lay in put in salt away stack away stash away
=> bin
=> computerize, computerise
=> victual
=> collect, accumulate, pile up amass, compile, hoard
=> run up
=> corral
=> fund
=> fund
=> hive
=> store
=> garner
=> keep
=> mothball
=> reposit
=> wharf
=> tank
=> loft
=> warehouse
=> garage
=> bottle
=> ensile
=> retain, hold keep back hold back
=> hold down
=> reserve, retain, hold
=> keep open hold open keep save
=> harbor, harbour
Sense 4
prevent, keep
=> defend
=> bulwark
=> protect
=> overprotect
=> look out
=> cover
=> guard, ward
=> shepherd
=> defend, guard, hold
=> shield, screen
=> charm
=> wall, palisade, fence, fence in surround
=> stockade
=> circumvallate
=> safeguard
=> cover
=> cover
=> mothproof
=> body guard
=> insure
=> reinsure
=> reinsure
=> coinsure
=> cover
=> keep preserve
=> ward off
=> check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back
=> cut down cut out
=> restrain, suppress, keep keep back hold back
=> confine
=> cabin
=> closet
=> coop up coop in
=> lock in lock away lock, put away shut up shut away lock up
=> lock in seal in
=> quench
=> bottle up suppress
=> choke
=> control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> reduce, tighten
=> tie
=> gate
=> draw the line draw a line
=> mark off mark out
=> rule harness, rein
=> baffle, regulate
=> hamper, halter, cramp
=> stiffen, tighten, tighten up constrain
=> clamp down crack down
=> inhibit
=> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
=> bridle
=> snaffle
=> curb
=> clog
=> suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> wink, blink, blink away
=> stifle, dampen
=> suffocate
=> choke off choke down choke back
=> hush, quieten, silence, still shut up hush up
=> dampen, muffle, mute, deaden, damp, tone down
=> shush
=> lull, calm down
=> shout down
=> gag, muzzle
=> burke
=> silence
=> squelch, quell, quench
=> smother, stifle, muffle
=> damp
=> mortify, subdue
=> deny
=> restrict, limit
=> content
=> ration
=> classify
=> taboo
=> scant, skimp
=> localize, localise
=> draw
=> suppurate
=> train
=> trellis
=> catch
=> bate
=> thermostat
=> countercheck, counteract
=> exclude, keep out shut out shut
=> excommunicate, curse
=> lock out
=> ostracize, ostracise
=> boycott
=> hold
=> keep away
=> blank
=> impede, hinder
=> obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
=> blockade, block off
=> barricade, barricado
=> barricade
=> suffocate, asphyxiate, choke
=> tie up
=> dam, dam up
=> screen, block out
=> shade
=> land up earth up
=> barricade, block, blockade, block off block up bar
=> shut off block off close off
=> close
=> clog, choke off clog up back up congest, choke, foul
=> gum up
=> crap up
=> stuff, lug, choke up block
=> silt up silt
=> interfere
=> set back
=> hobble
=> stunt
=> rain out wash out
Sense 5
observe, keep
=> make good
Sense 7
keep
=> preserve, maintain, keep up
=> hold the line
Sense 11
sustain, keep maintain
=> patronage
=> reseed
=> carry
Sense 13
observe, celebrate, keep
=> commemorate, mark
=> mourn
=> solemnize, solemnise
Sense 14
restrain, suppress, keep keep back hold back
=> confine
=> cabin
=> closet
=> coop up coop in
=> lock in lock away lock, put away shut up shut away lock up
=> lock in seal in
=> quench
=> bottle up suppress
=> choke
=> control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> reduce, tighten
=> tie
=> gate
=> draw the line draw a line
=> mark off mark out
=> rule harness, rein
=> baffle, regulate
=> hamper, halter, cramp
=> stiffen, tighten, tighten up constrain
=> clamp down crack down
=> inhibit
=> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
=> bridle
=> snaffle
=> curb
=> clog
=> suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> wink, blink, blink away
=> stifle, dampen
=> suffocate
=> choke off choke down choke back
=> hush, quieten, silence, still shut up hush up
=> dampen, muffle, mute, deaden, damp, tone down
=> shush
=> lull, calm down
=> shout down
=> gag, muzzle
=> burke
=> silence
=> squelch, quell, quench
=> smother, stifle, muffle
=> damp
=> mortify, subdue
=> deny
=> restrict, limit
=> content
=> ration
=> classify
=> taboo
=> scant, skimp
=> localize, localise
=> draw
=> suppurate
=> train
=> trellis
=> catch
=> bate
=> thermostat
=> countercheck, counteract
Sense 16
keep
=> herd
=> wrangle
Sense 22
preserve, keep
=> freeze-dry
=> lyophilize, lyophilise
=> pickle
=> salt
=> can, tin, put up
=> refrigerate
=> cure
=> dun
=> corn
Entailment of verb keep
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb keep
22 senses of keep
Sense 1
keep maintain, hold
Also See-> keep in#1; keep out#1; keep off#1; keep up#2; keep off#2; keep down#1; keep apart#1; keep up#1
Sense 2
continue, go on proceed, go along keep
=> act move
Sense 3
keep hold on
=> have have got hold
Also See-> keep back#3; keep back#2
Sense 4
prevent, keep
Sense 5
observe, keep
Sense 6
observe, keep maintain
Sense 7
keep
=> have have got hold
Sense 8
keep maintain
=> record, enter put down
Sense 9
keep
=> lodge, accommodate
Sense 10
retain, continue, keep keep on keep going
=> prolong, sustain, keep up
Sense 11
sustain, keep maintain
=> have have got hold
Sense 12
keep stay fresh
=> stay, remain, rest
Sense 13
observe, celebrate, keep
Sense 14
restrain, suppress, keep keep back hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 15
keep preserve
=> protect
Sense 16
keep
=> grow, raise, farm, produce
Sense 17
keep open hold open keep save
=> reserve, retain, hold
Sense 18
keep
=> store
Sense 19
keep
=> have have got hold
Sense 20
keep maintain
=> have have got hold
Sense 21
keep
=> confine, detain
Sense 22
preserve, keep
=> prepare
Familiarity of verb keep
keep used as a verb is very familiar (polysemy count = 22)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb keep
Sense 3
keep hold on
=> have have got hold
Sense 17
keep open hold open keep save
=> reserve, retain, hold
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Sense 4
prevent, keep
Sense 21
keep
=> confine, detain
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Sense 7
keep
=> have have got hold
Sense 15
keep preserve
=> protect
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Sense 12
keep stay fresh
=> stay, remain, rest
Sense 22
preserve, keep
=> prepare
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Sense 18
keep
=> store
Sense 19
keep
=> have have got hold
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Sense 1
keep maintain, hold
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Sense 2
continue, go on proceed, go along keep
=> act move
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Sense 5
observe, keep
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Sense 6
observe, keep maintain
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Sense 8
keep maintain
=> record, enter put down
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Sense 9
keep
=> lodge, accommodate
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Sense 10
retain, continue, keep keep on keep going
=> prolong, sustain, keep up
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Sense 11
sustain, keep maintain
=> have have got hold
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Sense 13
observe, celebrate, keep
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Sense 14
restrain, suppress, keep keep back hold back
=> prevent, keep
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Sense 16
keep
=> grow, raise, farm, produce
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Sense 20
keep maintain
=> have have got hold
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Grep of noun kept
kept woman
Overview of verb keep
The verb keep has 22 senses (first 15 from tagged texts)
1. (207) keep maintain, hold -- (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")
2. (39) continue, go on proceed, go along keep -- (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")
3. (33) keep hold on -- (retain possession of "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?" "She kept her maiden name after she married")
4. (22) prevent, keep -- (prevent 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")
5. (10) observe, keep -- (conform one's action or practice to "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract")
6. (9) observe, keep maintain -- (observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees")
7. (8) keep -- (look after be the keeper of have charge of "He keeps the shop when I am gone")
8. (4) keep maintain -- (maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes")
9. (3) keep -- (supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders")
10. (3) retain, continue, keep keep on keep going -- (allow to remain in a place or position; "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")
11. (3) sustain, keep maintain -- (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")
12. (2) keep stay fresh -- (fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time")
13. (2) observe, celebrate, keep -- (celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur")
14. (2) restrain, suppress, keep keep back hold back -- (keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool")
15. (1) keep preserve -- (maintain in safety form injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you")
16. keep -- (raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees")
17. keep open hold open keep save -- (retain rights to "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger")
18. keep -- (store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?")
19. keep -- (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")
20. keep maintain -- (maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips")
21. keep -- (hold and prevent from leaving "The student was kept after school")
22. preserve, keep -- (prevent from rotting, of foods; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh")
Overview of adj kept
The adj kept has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. unbroken, kept -- ((especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded; "unbroken promises"; "promises kept")
Antonyms of adj kept
1 sense of kept
Sense 1
unbroken (vs. broken), kept
Similarity of adj kept
1 sense of kept
Sense 1
unbroken (vs. broken), kept
Attributes of adj kept
Familiarity of adj kept
kept used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj kept
kept
kept up
unkept
well-kept
Overview of verb keep
The verb keep has 22 senses (first 15 from tagged texts)
1. (207) keep maintain, hold -- (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")
2. (39) continue, go on proceed, go along keep -- (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")
3. (33) keep hold on -- (retain possession of "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?" "She kept her maiden name after she married")
4. (22) prevent, keep -- (prevent 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")
5. (10) observe, keep -- (conform one's action or practice to "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract")
6. (9) observe, keep maintain -- (observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees")
7. (8) keep -- (look after be the keeper of have charge of "He keeps the shop when I am gone")
8. (4) keep maintain -- (maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes")
9. (3) keep -- (supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders")
10. (3) retain, continue, keep keep on keep going -- (allow to remain in a place or position; "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")
11. (3) sustain, keep maintain -- (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")
12. (2) keep stay fresh -- (fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time")
13. (2) observe, celebrate, keep -- (celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur")
14. (2) restrain, suppress, keep keep back hold back -- (keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool")
15. (1) keep preserve -- (maintain in safety form injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you")
16. keep -- (raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees")
17. keep open hold open keep save -- (retain rights to "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger")
18. keep -- (store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?")
19. keep -- (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")
20. keep maintain -- (maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips")
21. keep -- (hold and prevent from leaving "The student was kept after school")
22. preserve, keep -- (prevent from rotting, of foods; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh")
Overview of adj kept
The adj kept has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. unbroken, kept -- ((especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded; "unbroken promises"; "promises kept")
kept definition
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