| Main Entry: | keep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold, maintain |
Synonyms: |
accumulate, amass, cache, care for, carry, conduct, conserve, control, deal in, deposit, detain, direct, enjoy, garner, grasp, grip, have, heap, hold back, manage, own, pile, place, possess, preserve, put, put up, reserve, retain, save, season, stack, stock, store, trade in, withhold |
Antonyms: |
consume, disperse, give, give up, hand over, let go, release |
| Main Entry: | keep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tend; provide for |
Synonyms: |
administer, attend, board, care for, carry on, command, conduct, continue, defend, direct, endure, feed, foster, guard, look after, maintain, manage, mind, minister to, nourish, nurture, operate, ordain, protect, provision, run, safeguard, shelter, shield, subsidize, support, sustain, victual, watch over |
Antonyms: |
abandon, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | keep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent |
Synonyms: |
arrest, avert, block, check, constrain, control, curb, delay, detain, deter, hamper, hamstring, hinder, hold back, impede, inhibit, limit, obstruct, restrain, retard, shackle, stall, stop, withhold |
Antonyms: |
let go, let happen |
| Main Entry: | keep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | commemorate; pay attention to |
Synonyms: |
adhere to, bless, celebrate, comply with, consecrate, fulfill, hold, honor, laud, obey, observe, perform, praise, regard, respect, ritualize, sanctify, solemnize |
Antonyms: |
dishonor, ignore |
| Main Entry: | kept |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | preserved |
Synonyms: |
conserved, put up, stored |
| Main Entry: | kept |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | retained |
Synonyms: |
at hand, clutched, guarded, held, maintained, on file, reserved, saved, watched over, withheld |
| Main Entry: | kept |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | observed |
Synonyms: |
celebrated, commemorated, continued, followed, fulfilled, honored, obeyed, regarded, solemnized, unbroken |
Antonyms: |
abandoned, broken, dishonored, forgotten |
| Main Entry: | adhere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conform to or follow rules exactly |
Synonyms: |
abide by, be attached, be constant, be devoted, be devoted to, be faithful, be loyal, be true, cleave to, comply, follow, fulfill, heed, keep, maintain, mind, obey, observe, practice, respect, stand by, support |
| Notes: | only things of a different nature can adhere; cohere is for things of the same kind that stick together and form a whole |
Antonyms: |
disjoin, not conform |
| Main Entry: | can |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | preserve fruit, vegetable |
Synonyms: |
bottle, keep, put up |
| Main Entry: | carry on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manage operations |
Synonyms: |
administer, conduct, direct, engage in, keep, operate, ordain, run |
Antonyms: |
mismanage |