keeping
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
conformity or harmony
his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion
Types & categories
- abidance hypernym
Related & opposite
- keep derivation
Sense 2 noun
the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
he left his car in my keeping
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the act of retaining something
Types & categories
- possession hypernym
- withholding hyponym
- storage hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | keep |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | abidance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | defender |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | keep |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | duty |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hands |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | keep |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | keep back |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | possession |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | withholding |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | storage |