keep up

keep up

verb

Definition of KEEP UP

1

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs <let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave>

Synonyms hold up, keep up, last, prevail, survive

Related Words bear up, carry on, cope, endure, fare, get along, get by, get on, go, hang in, make out, manage, persevere; abide, continue, draw out, hang on, hold on, linger, persist, remain, run on, stretch

Near Antonyms break, break down, collapse, conk (out), crash, cut out, die, expire, stall, stop; run down, wane

Antonyms fail, fizzle, give out, go out, peter (out), run out

2

to keep in good condition <kept the house up while the owners were gone>

Synonyms conserve, keep up, preserve, save

Related Words service; support, sustain; care (for), husband, manage; defend, guard, protect, safeguard, screen, shield; cure, fix, heal, remedy; mend, patch, rebuild, reconstruct, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, restore

Near Antonyms disregard, ignore, neglect; break, damage, destroy, harm, hurt, impair, injure, ruin, wreck

3

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state <let's hope this beautiful weather keeps up for the rest of our vacation>

Synonyms abide, bide, endure, hold on, hold up, keep up, last, perdure, persist, remain, run on

Related Words linger, stay, stick around, tarry; carry through, prevail, survive

Near Antonyms abate, die (down), ebb, let up, moderate, subside, wane

Antonyms cease, close, conclude, desist, die, discontinue, end, expire, finish, lapse, leave off, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up