Keep and Sustaining

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Keep noun - The act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition.

Usage example: the keep of the stable is mainly left to the two equine-loving daughters

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Sustaining and keep are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sustaining" instead a noun "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

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Keep and sustaining are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead the word "Sustaining" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: sustain, sustained

Morton's Fork: Future Tom's efforts to keep the tree alive while sustaining himself off it.

Source: Film / The Fountain
The sustaining pedal on the piano (the one that holds notes down without having to keep your fingers on the keys) became popular.

Source: Classical Music
In Desert Punk, the Oasis Government does the bare minimum to keep life in the Great Kanto Desert inhabitable and otherwise only cares about sustaining itself.

Source: Not in This for Your Revolution

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