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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. retain, hold, have, possess; receive, preserve; celebrate (holidays), maintain; sustain, continue; hold back, save, cling to, detain. See possession, preservation. —n. subsistence, maintenance; donjon, dungeon; prison, prison tower, cell, jail. See defense, food.

- for keeps

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(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To hold]

Syn. retain, grip, grasp, have; see hold 1 .

2. [To maintain]

Syn. preserve, conserve, care for; see maintain 3 , preserve 3 .

3. [To continue]

Syn. keep going, carry on, persist, sustain; see continue 1 , endure 1 .

4. [To operate]

Syn. administer, run, direct; see command 2 , manage 1 .

5. [To tend]

Syn. care for, minister to, attend; see tend 1 .

6. [To remain]

Syn. stay, continue, last, abide; see continue 1 , endure 1 , remain 1 .

7. [To store]

Syn. deposit, cache, put; see save 3 , store .

8. [To prevent; used with from ]

Syn. stop, block, avert; see hinder , prevent , restrain 1 .

9. [To observe]

Syn. adhere to, fulfill, celebrate; see celebrate 1 , follow 2 , obey 2 .

See Synonym Study at celebrate .

• for keeps*,

Syn. permanently, finally, for always, for good; see finally 1 , forever 1 .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. hold retain, possess, have, own, save, store.

2. take care of maintain, tend, look after, support, board, provide for, protect, mind, guard, watch over.

3. celebrate observe, commemorate, memorialize, regard.

4. restrain keep back, hold in check, prevent, curb, check, obstruct, detain, arrest, stop.

ANT.: 1. throw out, discard, release. 2. neglect, ignore. 3. disregard, ignore. 4. free, let loose, liberate

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To have and maintain in one's possession: hold, hold back, keep back, reserve, retain, withhold. See KEEP. 2. To have for sale: carry, stock. See KEEP. 3. To supply with the necessities of life: maintain, provide for, support. Idiom: take care of. See CARE FOR. 4. To have or put in a customary place: store. See PLACE. 5. To remain fresh and unspoiled: last2. See CHANGE. 6. To persevere in some condition, action, or belief: maintain, retain, stay with. See CONTINUE. 7. To control, restrict, or arrest: bit2, brake, bridle, check, constrain, curb, hold, hold back, hold down, hold in, inhibit, keep back, pull in, rein (back, in, or up), restrain. See RESTRAINT. 8. To hold oneself back: abstain, forbear, hold off, refrain, withhold. See RESTRAINT. 9. To reserve for the future: lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, put by, salt away, save (up), set by. See KEEP, SAVE. 10. To carry out the functions, requirements, or terms of: discharge, do, execute, exercise, fulfill, implement, perform. Idiom: live up to. See DO. 11. To act in conformity with: abide by, adhere, carry out, comply, conform, follow, mind, obey, observe. Idiom: toe the line (or mark). See ACCEPT, SAME. 12. To mark (a day or an event) with ceremonies of respect, festivity, or rejoicing: celebrate, commemorate, observe, solemnize. See REMEMBER. II noun 1. The means needed to support life: alimentation; alimony, bread, bread and butter, livelihood, living, maintenance, subsistence, support, sustenance, upkeep. See MONEY. 2. A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention: brig, house of correction, jail, penitentiary, prison. Informal: lockup, pen3. Slang: big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey1, slammer, stir2. Chiefly Regional: calaboose. See FREE.