vverb.competitionmaintain a required pace or levelExamples:- He could not keep up and dropped out of the race
Inherited Hypernyms:keep up
Direct Hyponyms:keep pacekeep step
Entailment:compete contend vie
Full Troponyms:keep step
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.stativelengthen or extend in duration or spaceSynset:prolong sustain
Examples:- We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
- prolong the treatment of the patient
- keep up the good work
Derivationally Related Form:prolongationsustenancesustainersustainable
Hypernyms:bear on carry on continue preserve uphold
Inherited Hypernyms:prolongcontinuekeep
Direct Hyponyms:continuekeepkeep onretain
Full Troponyms:retain
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.possessionkeep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destructionSynset:conserve maintain preserve
Examples:- We preserve these archeological findings
- The old lady could not keep up the building
- children must be taught to conserve our national heritage
- The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts
Derivationally Related Form:conservationmaintenancepreservationpreservative
Hypernyms:keep
Inherited Hypernyms:conservekeephave
Direct Hyponyms:embalmhold the lineplastinate
Full Troponyms:embalmhold the linemummifyplastinate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changekeep informedSynset:follow keep abreast
Examples:- He kept up on his country's foreign policies
Inherited Hypernyms:keep up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.bodyprevent from going to bed at nightExamples:- The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night
- I kept myself up all night studying for the exam
Inherited Hypernyms:keep up
Causes:sit up stay up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody