kept
her maiden name after she married")
4. prevent, keep -- (stop (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")
5. 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. observe, keep, maintain -- (stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees")
7. keep -- (look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone")
8. keep, maintain -- (maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes")
9. keep -- (supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders")
10. retain, continue, keep, keep on -- (allow 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")
11. 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. keep, stay fresh -- (fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time")
13. observe, celebrate, keep -- (behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur")
14. restrain, keep, keep back, hold back -- (keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool")
15. keep, preserve -- (maintain in safety from 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 (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh")
from tagged texts)
1. unbroken, kept -- ((especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded; "unbroken promises"; "promises kept")
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