maintain

intransitive verb

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

to persist;

to survive

Collocates cane⁵, tryna⁵, slang⁵, game⁴, gangbang⁴, blast³, hustle³, mash², rapper², rap², stack², chill², gang², keep it real², mayne², scrilla², bust², flip², G², game², homie², I'mma², e'ry, fall off, floss, freaky, fuck with, go hard, grain, green, grind, hoe, hood, hustler, hydro, in the mix, l, loot, mad, make it rain, po-po, punk, rhyme, rock, shife, shot, soldier, spit, spot, street, sucker, thug, twisted, underground, wild out, word is bond, yo, paper, bent, hold it down, Mary Jane, 6, 9 to 5, a-alike, ball, bitch, bitch, bling, block, booty, bud, bust, cat, cheddar, clip, Compton, dog, dro

Domains Everyday

Synonyms hold it down, keep it real, represent

Related concepts get over, lock it down

Timeline

1987 Ultramagnetic MCs "A Chorus Line" [Travelling At The Speed of Thought]
Let me enter your brain, reachin the full circumfrence, then maintain
1988-06-07 EPMD "Let The Funk Flow" [Strictly Business]
Maintain and explain, but never sound the same
1988-07-25 Eric B. & Rakim "No Competition" [Follow The Leader]
Try to concentrate, maintain, then elevate

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