Definition: a cell in a jail or prison
Main entry: keep, donjon, dungeon
Definition: the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
Main entry: bread and butter, livelihood, living, keep, support, sustenance
Definition: the financial means whereby one lives
Usage: each child was expected to pay for their keep; he applied to the state for support; he could no longer earn his own livelihood
Definition: prevent (food) from rotting
Usage: preserved meats; keep potatoes fresh
Main entry: observe, maintain, keep
Definition: stick to correctly or closely
Usage: The pianist kept time with the metronome; keep count; I cannot keep track of all my employees
Definition: maintain by writing regular records
Usage: keep a diary; maintain a record; keep notes
Main entry: sustain, maintain, keep
Definition: supply with necessities and support
Usage: She alone sustained her family; The money will sustain our good cause; There's little to earn and many to keep
Main entry: keep
Definition: hold and prevent from leaving
Usage: The student was kept after school
Definition: retain possession of
Usage: Can I keep my old stuffed animals?; She kept her maiden name after she married
Main entry: keep
Definition: look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
Usage: He keeps the shop when I am gone
Definition: maintain for use and service
Usage: I keep a car in the countryside; She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips
Main entry: keep
Definition: have as a supply
Usage: 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
Main entry: keep
Definition: store or keep customarily
Usage: Where do you keep your gardening tools?
Main entry: hold open, keep, keep open, save
Definition: retain rights to
Usage: keep my job for me while I give birth; keep my seat, please; keep open the possibility of a merger
Main entry: continue, retain, keep, keep on
Definition: allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
Usage: 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
Main entry: keep, keep back, restrain, hold back
Definition: keep under control; keep in check
Usage: suppress a smile; Keep your temper; keep your cool
Definition: stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
Usage: We must prevent the cancer from spreading; His snoring kept me from falling asleep; Keep the child from eating the marbles
Main entry: celebrate, keep, observe
Definition: behave as expected during of holidays or rites
Usage: Keep the commandments; celebrate Christmas; Observe Yom Kippur
Definition: conform one's action or practice to
Usage: keep appointments; she never keeps her promises; We kept to the original conditions of the contract
Main entry: keep
Definition: supply with room and board
Usage: He is keeping three women in the guest cottage; keep boarders
Main entry: keep
Definition: raise
Usage: She keeps a few chickens in the yard; he keeps bees
Main entry: keep, maintain, hold
Definition: keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
Usage: hold in place; She always held herself as a lady; The students keep me on my toes
Main entry: proceed, continue, keep, go along, go on
Definition: continue a certain state, condition, or activity
Usage: Keep on working!; We continued to work into the night; Keep smiling; We went on working until well past midnight
Definition: maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
Usage: May God keep you
Main entry: keep, stay fresh
Definition: fail to spoil or rot
Usage: These potatoes keep for a long time