upkeep
1. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order (Freq. 2)
- he wrote the manual on car care
• Syn:
care, maintenance
• Derivationally related forms:
maintain (for: maintenance)
• Hypernyms:
repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend,
mending, reparation
• Hyponyms:
camera care, car care, overhaul, inspection and repair, service,
pump priming, scheduled maintenance, steam fitting
2. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
- they were in want of sustenance
- fishing was their main sustainment
• Syn:
sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance
• Derivationally related forms:
maintain (for: maintenance), sustain (for: sustainment), sustentacular (for: sustentation), sustain (for: sustenance)
• Hypernyms:
support
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