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keeping definition
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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 -------------- Sense 4 prevent, keep Sense 21 keep => confine, detain -------------- Sense 7 keep => have have got hold Sense 15 keep preserve => protect -------------- Sense 12 keep stay fresh => stay, remain, rest Sense 22 preserve, keep => prepare -------------- Sense 18 keep => store Sense 19 keep => have have got hold -------------- Sense 1 keep maintain, hold -------------- Sense 2 continue, go on proceed, go along keep => act move -------------- Sense 5 observe, keep -------------- Sense 6 observe, keep maintain -------------- 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 13 observe, celebrate, keep -------------- Sense 14 restrain, suppress, keep keep back hold back => prevent, keep -------------- Sense 16 keep => grow, raise, farm, produce -------------- Sense 20 keep maintain => have have got hold -------------- Grep of noun keeping beekeeping bookkeeping double-entry bookkeeping housekeeping keeping safekeeping single-entry bookkeeping timekeeping Overview of noun keeping The noun keeping has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) keeping -- (conformity or harmony; "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion") 2. (1) guardianship, keeping, safekeeping -- (the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping") 3. retention, keeping, holding -- (the act of keeping in your possession) 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") Grep of adj keeping out or keeping Overview of noun keeping The noun keeping has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) keeping -- (conformity or harmony; "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion") 2. (1) guardianship, keeping, safekeeping -- (the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping") 3. retention, keeping, holding -- (the act of keeping in your possession) 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")
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