To keep from
| to abstain or refrain from. |
See also: Keep
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Well, he couldn't love us enough for it or be grateful enough, poor cuss; it was all he could do to keep from hugging us.
No one wanted to risk such an accident as that, you may be sure; so all the passengers stayed huddled up in the dark cabin, listening to the shrieking of the storm and the creaking of the masts and rigging and trying to keep from bumping into one another when the ship tipped sidewise.
Soon the front end of the ship began to go down and down, faster and faster--till the boat looked almost as though it were standing on its head; and the pirates had to cling to the rails and the masts and the ropes and anything to keep from sliding off.
Sporting a helmet and protective pads, he rolls along the mountain's narrow rock ledges--constantly adjusting his body to keep from falling.
To keep from falling off the cycle, Holm has to pay close attention to his center of gravity--the spot where most of the mass of his body is concentrated.
Give yourself enough color to keep from looking pasty but not wood-panel deep.
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- To hook on
- To hug one's self
- To hunt counter
- To hurry up
- To hush up
- To impose on
- To improve on
- To indorse in blank
- To inform against
- to it
- To join battle
- To jump a claim
- To jump at
- To jump one's bail
- To jump the gun
- To keel over
- To keep (a person) on a short leash
- To keep a stiff upper lip
- To keep an eye on
- To keep at arm's length
- To keep back
- To keep company with
- To keep counsel
- To keep dark
- To keep down
- To keep from
- To keep good hours
- To keep house
- To keep in the background
- To keep in with
- To keep on
- To keep one's distance
- To keep one's hand in
- To keep one's head above water
- To keep one's nose to the grindstone
- To keep open house
- To keep pace with
- To keep quarter
- To keep school
- To keep shady
- To keep stroke
- To keep term
- To keep the countenance
- To keep the field
- To keep the foot
- To keep the land aboard
- To keep the peace
- To keep the pot boiling
- To keep the wolf from the door
- To keep to
- To keep touch
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- to jump at the chance to
- to jump at the chance to do
- to jump at the chance to do it
- to jump at the chance to do something
- to jump down someone's throat
- to jump in it
- to jump in something
- to jump in with both feet
- To jump one's bail
- To jump the gun
- To jump the gun
- to jump to conclusions
- To keel over
- To keep (a person) on a short leash
- to keep a good table
- to keep a low profile
- To keep a stiff upper lip
- To keep a stiff upper lip
- to keep a straight face
- to keep a weather eye
- To keep an eye on
- To keep an eye on
- To keep at arm's length
- To keep at arm's length
- To keep back
- to keep body and soul together
- To keep company with
- To keep counsel
- To keep dark
- To keep down
- To keep from
- to keep going
- To keep good hours
- To keep house
- To keep in the background
- To keep in with
- to keep it under one's hat
- to keep it under wraps
- To keep on
- to keep on one's toes
- To keep one's distance
- to keep one's fingers crossed
- To keep one's hand in
- To keep one's head above water
- To keep one's head above water
- To keep one's nose to the grindstone
- To keep one's nose to the grindstone
- to keep oneself to oneself
- To Keep Open
- To keep open house
- To keep pace with
- to keep posted
- To keep quarter
- To keep school
- To keep shady
- to keep something under one's hat
- to keep something under wraps
- To keep stroke
- To keep term
- to keep the ball rolling
- To keep the countenance
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