Synset

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean'
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hold

keep

maintain

sample sentences

"hold in place"
"She always held herself as a lady"
"The students keep me on my toes"

verb frames

Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

also see

keep in keep out keep off keep up keep off keep down keep apart keep up

lexical pointers

also see

hold back hold out hold over hold out hold up

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

maintainable maintainer

semantic pointers

hyponym

pressurize, pressurise continue, preserve, uphold, carry on, bear on hold over conserve preserve distance housekeep