Word Meaning

Meaning of "maintains" and the crossword clue

- Clinginess
- Contend
- Continue
- Continue to keep in existence
- Keep
- Keep alive
- Keep in good condition
- Keep in proper or good condition
- Keep in repair
- Keep up! Mother cooks in a tin!
- Preserve
- Retain
- Keeps in repair
- Preserves
- Retains
- To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation.
- To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish.
- To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail.
- To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed.
- To affirm; to support or defend by argument.