Keeps

//kiːps//

Synonyms for "keeps" (616 found)

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preserve retain continue detain hold hold back observe prevent support sustain abide abide by abstain accede to accommodate accommodation accommodations accumulate acknowledge acropolis

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Noun(2 words)

donjon bread and butter

Verb(6 words)

hold preserve retain attend beleave celebrate

Strong matches (184)

consecrate conserve constrain contain continue to be contribute control cool cool off cooler coop coop in coop up copyright cork cork up counterbalance cover crib crutch

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culture cumulate curb curtail cushion custodianship custody daily bread death cell death house death row decelerate defeat time defend defer to defy time delay deny deposit detention camp deter direct disallow discourage do justice to dompt donate donjon dress ship dungeon dwell dwell on dwell upon economic support embosom embrace encage enclose endow endowment endure enjoin enjoy ensure entertain exist extend facilities fan the embers farm fasthold fastness fatten federal prison feed fence fence in fend fill fill up finance find fire a salute firm firm up follow follow the book fondle food forbear forbid forced-labor camp fort fortress foster freeze fulfil fulfill fund furnish gaol garner garner up garrison garrison house gather into barns give give support go on govern grow guarantee guard guardhouse guarding hallow hang on hang on to hang onto harbor harken to hatch have have and hold have in mind haven heap heap up hearken to heed hem in hide hinder hoard hoard up hold at bay hold by hold down hold fast hold in hold in check hold in custody hold in leash hold in mind hold in restraint hold jubilee hold on hold on to hold out hold out on hold up hole honor house of correction house of detention hug husband immobilize immure impound imprison incarcerate industrial school inhibit insure internment camp invest jail jailhouse jubilate jubilize jug

Verb(10 words)

continue expect fullfill go along go on hang on hold back hold on hold open honor

Noun(2 words)

dungeon hold

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keep on keep on hand keep open keep out keep safe keep the faith keep under control keep up keeping labor camp last last long last out laud lay by lay under restraint lay up lend support lengthen listen to live live on live through live up to livelihood living lock in lockup lodgings look after maffick maintain maintenance make available make good make merry make provision for make safe manage manna mark martello martello tower mask maximum-security prison meat meet memorialize mew mew up mind minimum-security prison mote mothering motte muzzle nail down nestle not destroy not endanger not expend not use up not waste nourish nourishment nurse nurture nutriment obey obey the rules obstruct operate ordain oubliette own pabulum pap patent pay attention to peel peel tower pen pen up penal colony penal institution penal settlement penitentiary perdure perennate perpetuate persist persist in pile up pillbox pin down play dumb pocket pokey police possess post pound pow camp praise prepare present preside prevail preventive custody price support prison prison camp prisonhouse prohibit prolong prop prop up protect protection protective custody protract provide provide for provision pull pull in put apart put aside put away put by put up rail in raise ranch rath rear receive the sacrament recruit redeem refection reform school reformatory refrain refreshment regard register rein rein in reinforce remain replenish repress reserve respect restrain restrict retard retrench ride shotgun for run run on safeguard safehold safekeeping salt sanctify satisfy save save up screen seal up secrete secure set apart set aside set back set by shackle shelter shield shore shore up shroud shut in shut up signalize slow down smother snub solemnize solemnly mark sound a fanfare spare sponging house squirrel squirrel away stabilitate stabilize stand stand up state prison stay stay in line stay on stay over steady stick stifle stir stock stock up stockade stockpile store store up stow away straiten strong point stronghold submit subsidization subsidize subsidy subsist subsistence subvention subventionize supply suppress survive sustainment sustenance sustentation take orders tarry tend tender loving care the hole tide over tlc toe the line toe the mark tollbooth tower tower of strength training school transfix trap treasure treasure up undergird underwrite upbear uphold upkeep veil victual wall in ward watch over wear wear well withhold yield

Verb(20 words)

keep back keep on keep open lodge maintain observe prevent proceed protect restrain save score sleep over sojourn stay fresh stop off strive sustain try wait for

Noun(4 words)

livelihood living support sustenance

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

What keeps you up so late?

Source: tatoeba (1473)

The ascendancy of monarchs is what keeps their subjects from rebellion.

Source: tatoeba (1915)

The bank keeps money for people.

Source: tatoeba (18423)

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

Source: tatoeba (20896)

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