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[ verb ] maintain a required pace or level
Examples "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race" Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)His teacher and his school_principal were conferred_with and everyone agreed that , if he kept_up with a certain amount of work at home , there was little danger of his losing a term . (Francis Pollini, Night....)One day , Ching had told him ( smiling , patting him on the back ) as they walked to the weekly conference of squad leaders , `` Keep it up , your squad is good , one of the best , keep it up , keep_up the good work '' . |
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[ verb ] lengthen or extend in duration or space
Examples "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible" "prolong the treatment of the patient" "keep up the good work" Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)As he applied the applicator extending from the machine - which consisted_of seven differently colored neon_tubes superimposed on a rectangular base - to the supposedly diseased portions of Mrs._Shaefer 's body , Lee kept_up a steady stream of pseudo scientific mumbo-jumbo . (Francis Pollini, Night....)One day , Ching had told him ( smiling , patting him on the back ) as they walked to the weekly conference of squad leaders , `` Keep it up , your squad is good , one of the best , keep it up , keep_up the good work '' . One day , Ching had told him ( smiling , patting him on the back ) as they walked to the weekly conference of squad leaders , `` Keep it up , your squad is good , one of the best , keep it up , keep_up the good work '' . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)He knew the house like a blind_man , through his fingers , and he did not like to think_of all the time and rags and polishes he had spent on keeping it up . Related terms |
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[ verb ] keep in perfect or unaltered condition
Examples "We preserve these archeological findings" "The old lady could not keep up the building" Used in print (Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)But consider also how much you and your family can keep_up along with your other work . When surplus land is not expensive to buy or to keep_up , it is usually better to buy it than to buy so small an acreage that the development of adjoining properties might impair the residential value of the farm . Related terms |
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[ verb ] to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
Examples : "save something in case you hit trouble." Related terms keep keep record conserve embalm plastinate hold_the_line care conservation |
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[ verb ] keep informed
Synonyms Examples "He kept up on his country's foreign policies" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)William keeps_up with our town 's doings daily , via the Tribune , and he tells me he never misses the Ticker . (The New York Times,...)It has not been any great mental effort on my part to keep_up with this mechanization which has brought_about new ways of dialing . Related terms |
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