Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb housekeep
1 sense of housekeep
Sense 1
housekeep -- (maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household)
=> keep, maintain, hold -- (keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes")