keepsomeonein
phrasal verbwithkeepverbuk/kiːp/us/kiːp/kept|kept
B1
to make achildstayinside as apunishment, or to make someonestayinhospital:
Theykepther inovernightforobservation.
Preventing and impeding
- anti-jamming
- avert
- avoid
- avoidable
- bar
- be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
- bottleneck
- derail
- fireproof
- hamper
- hang
- havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
- head off
- hinder
- prevent
- preventable
- prevention
- prevention is better than cureidiom
- preventive
- scuttle