“keep”

To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.

To persist or continue.

People are similar in character to their friends.

A group of entities previously mentioned.

The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.

Close attention; concern; responsibility.

To help keep from falling.

To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.

A series of events leading to a result or product.

Moving or advancing at a run.

To announce or record one's own arrival at a hotel, airport etc.

To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).

To put up to hang.

To survive in a storm (about a ship) and keep afloat.