I
<i>n.i>
maintenance
to earn one's keep
II
<i>v.i>
1) (<i>Di>; <i>tr.i>) ('to have') to keep about (<i>esp.i> <i>BEi>), around (do you keep a screwdriver around the house?)
2) (<i>di>; <i>intr.i>) to keep after ('to keep persuading') (keep after the children; they are still too untidy)
3) (<i>di>; <i>tr.i>) to keep at ('to hold') (she kept them at their studies)
4) (<i>di>; <i>tr.i>) ('to hold') to keep for (the librarian will keep the book for you)
5) (<i>di>; <i>intr.i>, <i>refl.i>) to keep from ('to refrain') (she could not keep from talking)
6) (<i>di>; <i>tr.i>) ('to conceal') to keep from (to keep a secret from smb.)
7) (<i>di>; <i>tr.i>) ('to hold back'); ('to prevent') to keep from (the rain kept us from going; don't keep her from her work)
8) (<i>di>; <i>intr.i>) ('to remain') to keep off (keep off the grass)
9) (<i>di>; <i>tr.i>) ('to hold') to keep off (keep the children off the street)
10) (<i>di>; <i>intr.i>) ('to remain') to keep out of (keep out of my way; I kept out of their quarrel)
11) (<i>di>; <i>tr.i>) ('to hold') to keep out of (keep the guests out of the house)
12) (<i>di>; <i>intr.i>) ('to be confined') to keep to (she kept to her room)
13) (<i>di>; <i>intr.i>) ('to continue') to keep to (to keep to the right)
14) (<i>Di>; <i>tr.i>) ('to reserve') to keep to (to keep a secret to oneself)
15) (<i>Gi>) ('to continue') she kept reading
16) (<i>Ji>) ('to cause') he kept us waiting
17) (<i>Ni>; used with an adjective, noun, past participle) (to maintain'); ('to hold') she kept us busy; they kept him prisoner; the fire kept us warm; she kept the children amused with her stories
18) (<i>Pi>; <i>intr.i>, <i>tr.i>) ('to continue'); ('to hold') to keep right; to keep a car in a garage
19) (s) ('to remain') to keep quiet; to keep warm