Keep up and Support

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Keep up verb - To keep in good condition.

Usage example: kept the house up while the owners were gone

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Support is a synonym for keep up in behaviour topic. In some cases you can use "Support" instead a verb "Keep up".

Support verb - To promote the interests or cause of.

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Keep up is a synonym for support in hold up topic. You can use "Keep up" instead a verb "Support", if it concerns topics such as behaviour, endure, defend, maintain.

Synopsis: The six Star Wars films are a semi-improvised TV show in which the Jedi all play themselves to keep up popular support.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Star Wars
In his support with the Avatar, Gregor suggests ways for him/her to keep up his/her health... such as sharing body heat with him in bed.

Source: Chivalrous Pervert
First, Shining provides emotional support that encourages Cadance to keep up her shield longer than normally possible and then they perfom a fastball special to retrieve the Crystal Heart.

Source: Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S3 E2 "The Crystal Empire Part 2"

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