keep (v)
hold on (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 40
def retain possession of
examples Can I keep my old stuffed animals?
She kept her maiden name after she married
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 22 Somebody ----s PP
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Verb Group keep open, hold open, keep, save
Hypernym have, have got, hold
Derivationally related form keep → keeping
Antonym keep → lose
Also see keep → keep back
Also see keep → keep back
Hyponym carry over, hold over; deny, refuse; withhold, deduct, recoup; save, preserve; store, hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away; store; retain, hold, keep back, hold back; harbor, harbour
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Derivationally related form keeping → keep
Hypernym carry over, hold over; deny, refuse; withhold, deduct, recoup; save, preserve; store, hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away; store; retain, hold, keep back, hold back; harbor, harbour
Hyponym have, have got, hold
Verb Group keep open, hold open, keep, save
Antonym lose → keep

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