keep up

Verb
  1. Maintain a required pace or level (synset 201116393)
    "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race"
    entail: compete, contend, vie - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
    subtypes: keep pace, keep step - maintain the same pace
  2. Lengthen or extend in duration or space (synset 202685340)
    "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"
    is a type of: bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
    subtypes: continue, keep, keep on, retain - allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
    same as: prolong, sustain
  3. Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction (synset 202284977)
    "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
    is a type of: keep - look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
    subtypes:
    • embalm - preserve a dead body
    • plastinate - preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes
    • hold the line - hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
    same as: conserve, maintain, preserve
  4. Keep informed (synset 200118572)
    "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"
    same as: follow, keep abreast
    verb group: follow, trace - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
  5. Prevent from going to bed at night (synset 200020442)
    "The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night"; "I kept myself up all night studying for the exam"
    causes: sit up, stay up - not go to bed

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