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keep it up

keep it up verb: to maintain or continue a positive streak.

Verb

keep it up (third-person singular simple present keeps it up, present participle keeping it up, simple past and past participle kept it up)

  1. (idiomatic) To maintain or continue a positive streak.
    • The new teacher was so enthusiastic; I hope she can keep it up until the end of the year.
  2. (idiomatic) To maintain one's erection.
    • Ever hear of Viagra? It's not my fault you can't keep it up anymore.

Interjection

  1. Well done!

Forms of keep it up

third-person singular presentkeeps it up
present participlekeeping it up
past participlekept it up
pastkept it up

Questions about keep it up

What does keep it up mean?
Keep it up means to maintain or continue a positive streak.
What part of speech is keep it up?
Keep it up can be a verb or an interjection.
What is the past tense of keep it up?
The past tense of keep it up is kept it up.

Words near keep it up in the dictionary

  1. keep it short and simple
  2. keep it simple, stupid
  3. keep it tall
  4. keep it together
  5. keep it trill
  6. keep it up
  7. keep kosher
  8. keep measures
  9. keep off
  10. keep off the street
  11. keep off the streets

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