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Definition of keep : 1. A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in place.
2. That which is kept in charge; a charge.
3. That which keeps or protects; a stronghold; a fortress; a castle; specifically, the strongest and securest part of a castle, often used as a place of residence by the lord of the castle, especially during a siege; the donjon. See Illust. of Castle.
4. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge.
5. The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse.
6. The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as, to be in good keep.
7. To attend upon; to have the care of; to tend.
8. To be in session; as, school keeps to- day.
9. To care; to desire.
10. To cause to remain in a given situation or condition; to maintain unchanged; to hold or preserve in any state or tenor.
11. To confine one's self to; not to quit; to remain in; as, to keep one's house, room, bed, etc. ; hence, to haunt; to frequent.
12. To continue in, as a course or mode of action; not to intermit or fall from; to hold to; to maintain; as, to keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession.
13. To have habitually in stock for sale.
14. To have in custody; to have in some place for preservation; to take charge of.
15. To have in one's service; to have and maintain, as an assistant, a servant, a mistress, a horse, etc.
16. To hold; to restrain from departure or removal; not to let go of; to retain in one's power or possession; not to lose; to retain; to detain.
17. To last; to endure; to remain unimpaired.
18. To maintain, as an establishment, institution, or the like; to conduct; to manage; as, to keep store.
19. To observe duty, as a festival, etc. ; to celebrate; to solemnize; as, to keep a feast.
20. To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate; to practice or perform, as duty; not to neglect; to be faithful to.
21. To preserve from danger, harm, or loss; to guard.
22. To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret.
23. To record transactions, accounts, or events in; as, to keep books, a journal, etc. ; also, to enter ( as accounts, records, etc. ) in a book.
24. To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach.
25. To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.
26. To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to keep boarders.
27. To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.

Synonyms:

happen, deliver, last, detainment, funding, go along, run, book, stop, aliment, perform, go forward, exert, keep up, reenforcement, notice, declare, commemorate, financial backing, accompaniment, accept, harbor, come up, save up, uphold, solemnize, obligate, defy, forbear, write, intimidate, slip away, bit, cargo hold, turn back, moderate, keep open, block, fete, remember, store, exercise, salt away, forbid, living, attend, hang in, detention, control, assert, apply, restraint, observe, hap, delay, bring through, upkeep, spare, abide by, animation, lay up, stay fresh, mind, implement, avert, execute, pass on, backup, entertain, care for, glide by, remain, keep back, wait, curb, manage, have got, get, elapse, comply, slip by, storage area, postponement, appreciation, refrain, nourish, guard, prolong, nutriment, lionize, stay, direct, salve, mention, proceed, note, preclude, make unnecessary, time lag, halt, cover, lay by, celebrate, bear, keep an eye on, limit, go by, trammel, prevent, cargo deck, sustentation, stay on, take hold, pass, bear on, bread and butter, restrict, carry through, sustain, bound, tend, throw, donjon, repulse, view as, stock, carry, strike, forestall, take for, obtain, make, give, nurture, carry on, endure, go on, restrain, minister to, take, hinder, corroborate, reinforcement, hold down, hold open, take place, asseverate, slide by, economize, lapse, honor, arrest, discharge, foreclose, concur, progress, hold up, extend, persist, carry out, suffer, documentation, supporting, custody, watch over, move on, financial support, hold in, agree, fulfill, salvage, throttle, deposit, sustainment, nutrition, put by, constrain, support, backing, relieve, nourishment, redeem, keep going, withstand, pull through, accommodate, come about, persevere, conform, repel, hold off, contain, set by, same, nurse, continue, admit, bind, conceal, move, confirm, clutches, follow, clench, oblige, defend, come on, encumber, alimentation, prevail, lay aside, maintenance, lay in, hold on, pass off, affirm, fall out, handgrip, keep on, administer, adjudge, check, aliveness, harbour, find, hold the line, musical accompaniment, concord, go for, place, parry, lay away, hold back, pull in, inhibit, provide for, substantiate, abide, cache, detect, stay with, victuals, ward off, beat off, remark, respect, take note, occur, brake, play along, sustenance, put, discover, march on, rein, change, deem, advance, go, economise, livelihood, cargo area, allow, lionise, abstain, do, cumber, wield, obey, hang on, persist in, honour, watch, life, handle, command

grip (part of speech: verb)

embrace, clasp, retain, grasp, hold, grip, clutch, have, grapple, adhere, seize

conserve (part of speech: verb)

maintain, reserve, save, preserve, conserve

permanently (part of speech: adverb)

for always, finally, forever, for good

prison (part of speech: noun)

handcuff, coop, collar, reform school, cooler, jailhouse, cage, jail, penal colony, pillory, pen, reformatory, harness, tether, irons, jug, brig, bridle, dungeon, pound, prison, fence, penitentiary, stronghold, lockup, vise, San Quentin, shackle, stockade, confine, manacle, straight jacket, pinion, oubliette, Bastille, cell, gaol, Alcatraz

withdraw (part of speech: verb)

retract, revoke, recant, recall, suppress, withhold, withdraw

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