keep warm

Maintain body heat

To keep warm is to maintain body heat or a comfortable temperature: Bundle up to keep warm.

It extends to keeping food or drinks at a suitable temperature until serving: Keep the soup warm while I set the table.

Figuratively, to keep something warm is to hold a position temporarily for someone else: She's just keeping the seat warm until the new director arrives.

Related

sweater · down jacket · cuddle · insulate · heater · space heater · wool · fleece · thermos · mittens · fuzzy slippers · cocoa · bundle · toasty · cup of tea · radiator · layers · long underwear

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Opposites
temperature maintenance

keep warmcool down

Reduce temperature or intensity

chill · freeze · keep cool · refrigerate · ice

care and comfort

keep warmneglect

Failure to provide care

abandon · expose

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G