Entry Word: keep up

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to continue to operate or to meet oneʼs needs <letʼs hope the air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave> — see hold out
2 to keep in good condition <kept the house up while the owners were gone> — see maintain 1
3 to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state <letʼs hope the beautiful weather keeps up during our vacation> — see continue 1