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(v)
(transitive) To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.
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To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
To influence, have an effect on.
(transitive) To prevent harm or difficulty.
To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
(idiomatic, intransitive) To continue or proceed as before.
(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
(intransitive, idiomatic) To stay even or ahead.
(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
(n)
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
To get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space.
(carpentry) To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
Any agent, natural or artificial, that acts to preserve, especially when added to food.
The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
The rescue of a ship, its crew and passengers or its cargo from a hazardous situation.
(transitive) To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose.
(transitive) To grasp or grip.
(transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
Synonym of protection.
(adj)
defended
Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
Serving or intended to protect.
(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
The instinctive behaviour that protects oneself from harm.
An organization dedicated to the conservation of natural resources.
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
Accompanied by conservation.
The act of securing.
Of or relating to something to which conservation has been applied; saved from being wasted
The act by which something is upheld.
To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
A reduction in cost or expenditure.
(transitive, by extension) To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence.
(transitive, occasionally intransitive) To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known; state openly; reveal (something).
(transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation.
To show mercy, to have mercy on.
To laugh exuberantly.
That sustains, supports or provides sustenance.
(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
(transitive, ditransitive) To book in advance; to make a reservation for.
To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
(transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
To save from any violence, danger or evil.
The act of doing maintenance.
showing maintenance or attention
To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.
Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
A field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise.
An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.
(transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention.
Only used in for keeps
(transitive) Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
The act of retaining or something retained.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
(transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
(transitive) To be given, sent, or paid something.
(transitive) To prioritize.
To have respect for.
(literally) Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
Maintenance; support; provision; feed.
An exclusive hereditary or official right or privilege.
(not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose; spoken for.
(electronics) Initialism of electrophoretic display.
(auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to.
Free from attack or danger; protected.
(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
To give an assurance that something will be done right.
(N)
a reality television series that centered on Jerry Hall (model and ex-wife to Mick Jagger) searching for a kept man.
continued in your keeping or use or memory
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
a New Zealand reggae group founded in 1979 and led by singer-guitarist Dilworth Karaka, the only constant member.
(countable) Somewhere one can find protection.
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
(chiefly US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
(transitive) To treat a corpse with preservatives in order to prevent decomposition.
(transitive) To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
To augment or make something greater.
(transitive) To establish again.
(transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
(transitive) To return land to a suitable condition for use.
(transitive) To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.
To construct again; to restore.
(reflexive) To enjoy or entertain oneself.