English phrasal verbs

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keel over
turn over and fall; "the man had a heart attack and keeled over"

keep away
prevent from coming close; "I tried to keep the child away from the pool"

keep down
manage not to throw up

keep in
cause to stay indoors

keep off, avoid
refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"

keep off, stay off
refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises"

keep out
remain outside

keep up
maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race"

keep up
prevent from going to bed at night; "The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night"; "I kept myself up all night studying for the exam"

keep up, keep abreast, follow
keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"

keep, hold on
retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

kick around
treat badly; abuse; "They won't have me to kick around any more!"

kick around, knock about, kick about
be around; be alive or active; "Does the old man still kick around?"

kick back
pay a kickback; make an illegal payment

kick back, recoil, kick
spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"

kick in, kick down
open violently; "kick in the doors"

kick up
cause to rise by kicking; "kick up dust"

kick up
raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand

kick, give up
stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol"

kill, obliterate, wipe out
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"

knock cold, knock out, kayo
knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds"

knock out
destroy or break forcefully; "The windows were knocked out"

knock out
eliminate; "knock out a target"

knock out
empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out; "knocked out a pipe"

knock out
overwhelm with admiration; "All the guys were knocked out by her charm"